Dave Zych

What's the Difference Between i++ and ++i in C#?

There’s common confusion between the difference of the Prefix (++i) and Postfix (i++) increment operators in C#. A common explanation would be that “The Prefix operator increases iprior to running the statement and the Postfix operator increases iafter running the statement.” Although this is the perceived functionality, it’s

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