Increment/decrement Operators : Arithmetic Operators « Operator « PHP






Increment/decrement Operators

 
example    name                 effect
++$a       Pre-increment        Increments $a by one, then returns$a.
$a++       Post-increment       Returns $a, then increments $a by one.
$a        Pre-decrement        Decrements $a by one, then returns $a.
$a        Post-decrement       Returns $a, then decrements $a by one.
  
  








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