Is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i in C++?

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We have the question is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i in C?

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Answer 1

@wilhelmtell

The compiler can elide the temporary. Verbatim from the other thread:

The C++ compiler is allowed to eliminate stack based temporaries even if doing so changes program behavior. MSDN link for VC 8:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms364057(VS.80).aspx