Is there a difference between x++ and ++x in java?

Question

Is there a difference between ++x and x++ in java?

Answer 1

yes

++x increments the value of x and then returns x
x++ returns the value of x and then increments

example:

x=0;
a=++x;
b=x++;

after the code is run both a and b will be 1 but x will be 2.