Difference between pre-increment and post-increment in a loop?

Question

Is there a difference in ++i and i++ in a for loop? Is it simply a syntax thing?

Answer 1

In C# there is no difference when used in a for loop.

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { Console.WriteLine(i); }

outputs the same thing as

for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) { Console.WriteLine(i); }

As others have pointed out, when used in general i++ and ++i have a subtle yet significant difference:

int i = 0;
Console.WriteLine(i++);   // Prints 0
int j = 0;
Console.WriteLine(++j);   // Prints 1

i++ reads the value of i then increments it.

++i increments the value of i then reads it.