C Language

May 20, 2023

How to use prefix increment decrement in C Language

Program to use prefix increment decrement in C Language

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int x = 8;
    printf("x=%d\t", x);
    printf("x=%d\t", ++x);
    printf("x=%d\t", --x); 
    printf("x=%d\n", x);
    return 0;
}

output

x=8  x=9  x=8  x=8

Steps/Description

1. Declare integer variable x = 8
2. Initialize in integer variable x = 8
3. printf inbuild function to display value of variable x in decimal place holder %d = x for formatting tab separate or \t is used
4. printf inbuild function to display prefix increment value variable x in decimal place holder %d = 9 for formatting tab separate or \t is used
5. printf inbuild function to display variable x in decimal place holder %d = 9 for formatting tab separate or \t is used
6. printf inbuild function to display prefix decrement x in decimal place holder %d x = 8 for formatting tab separate or \t is used
7. printf inbuild function to display variable x in decimal place holder %d x = 8 for formatting tab separate or \t is used

by : Nadeem Khan