[DUPLICATE] What is difference between ++x and x+×

Answer 1

Past explanations: (there are lots of answers to this question already here)
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/98759/postfix-and-prefix
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/305422/x-and-x
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/38565/prefix-postfix
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/123619/prefix-and-postfix
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/336732/what-is-the-difference-between-x-and-x
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/208414/what-s-the-diffrence-between-x-and-x
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/305422/x-and-x
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/164544/x-x
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/126856/what-is-the-differences-between-prefix-x-and-postfix-x-in-c
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/194344/i-really-need-help-on-prefix-and-postfix-in-c
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/160327/what-is-the-difference-between-x-x-x-and-x
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/98959/who-can-please-explain-the-increment-operators-x-and-x-with-their-differences-didn-t-really-get-the
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/69892/does-anyone-have-a-good-example-of-prefix-and-postfix-increments
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/320637/diference-between-n-and-n
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/212492/can-any-one-explain-about-prefix-and-postfix-operators-completely-with-an-example
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/139296/will-anyone-please-clear-my-doubt-about-prefix-and-postfix
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/158600/how-do-prefix-and-postfix-works-and-how-do-they-help-us-in-real-life-situation
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/217288/what-is-the-difference-between-i-i
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/252933/while-and-postfix-prefix
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/67901/prefix-and-postfix-forms-of-increments
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/119084/what-is-the-prefix-and-the-postfix
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/63563/what-is-difference-between-prefix-and-postfix-increment-operator
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/147409/prefix-postfix-in-a-for-loop-difference

Answer 2

++i will increment the value of i, and then return the incremented value.

i = 1;
j = ++i;
(i is 2, j is 2)

i++ will increment the value of i, but return the original value that i held before being incremented.

i = 1;
j = i++;
(i is 2, j is 1)