// shortcuts for operators public class increment_ops { public static void main(String[] args) { int a,b; // Without assigning to another variable a = 0; a++; System.out.println("a++ = " + a); a = 0; ++a; System.out.println("++a = " + a); // PREFIX a = 0; b = ++a; System.out.println("a = " + a + " b= " + b); //POSTFIX a = 0; b = a++; System.out.println("a = " + a + " b= " + b); } } /* output a++ = 1 ++a = 1 a = 1 b= 1 a = 1 b= 0 */