Using post-fix and pre-fix decrement operators
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { int i = 15; // w ww .j a va2s. co m int j = 16; i--; System.out.println(i); --i; System.out.println(i); i = 10; i = i--; // Assigns 10 to i System.out.println(i); i = 10; j = i-- + 10; // Assigns 20 to j and 9 to i System.out.println(j); i = 10; j = --i + 10; // Assigns 19 to j and 9 to i System.out.println(j); } }