From 5a7dd1bea32458a4afc038984a903959134b82d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hanna Mendes Levitin Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 03:37:07 -0600 Subject: docs, now with style --- source/lang/cpp/increment.rst | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/lang/cpp/increment.rst (limited to 'source/lang/cpp/increment.rst') diff --git a/source/lang/cpp/increment.rst b/source/lang/cpp/increment.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6dffa80 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/lang/cpp/increment.rst @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-increment: + +Increment and Decrement Operators (``++``, ``--``) +================================================== + +These operators increment (add one to) or decrement (subtract one +from) a variable. If they come before the variable, they return its +new value; otherwise, they return its old value. + +Some quick examples:: + + x++; // adds one to x, and returns the old value of x + ++x; // adds one to x, and returns the new value of x + + x--; // decrement x by one and returns the old value of x + --x; // decrement x by one and returns the new value of x + +A more extended example:: + + x = 2; + y = ++x; // x now contains 3, y contains 3 + y = x--; // x contains 2 again, y still contains 3 + +.. warning:: Be careful! You cannot put a space in between the two + ``+`` or ``-`` signs. This example is broken:: + + // this line won't compile (notice the extra space): + int y = x+ +; + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`lang-compoundarithmetic` + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt -- cgit v1.2.3