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

Question

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

Answer 1

The Question is already answered, but allow me to add from my side too.

First of all ++ means increment by one and -- means decrement by one.

Now x++ means Increment x after this line and ++x means Increment x before this line.

Check this Example

class Example {
public static void main (String args[]) {
      int x=17,a,b;
      a=x++;
      b=++x;
      System.out.println(“x=” + x +“a=” +a);
      System.out.println(“x=” + x + “b=” +b);
      a = x--;
      b = --x;
      System.out.println(“x=” + x + “a=” +a);
      System.out.println(“x=” + x + “b=” +b);
      }
}

It will give the following output:

x=19 a=17
x=19 b=19
x=18 a=19
x=17 b=17