How exaclty do the x++ and ++x terms work? And how do they differ from each other?

Answer 1

x++ is post increment it means you take the value of the variable without incrementing it then later you increment, and ++x is preincrement it means you first increment it.

Answer 2

x++ does the increment in the next line
so if you say
int x=3;
cout<<x++;
it outputs 3;
but ++x does the increment on that line
so if you say
int x=3;
cout<<++x;
it outputs 4

Answer 3

post-increment(x++) and pre-increment(++x) is based upon when it increments, after or before the operation. Post = after, pre = before.

Answer 4

x++ is 'use then increment'
++x is 'increment then use'

Let's understand this more by an example : // using C++
int x = 2, y = 2, z

++x
cout<<x
// prints 3

y++
// currently value of y = 2
cout<<y
// prints 3

z = y
cout<<z
prints 3

// end each statement with semicolons : )

Answer 5

thanks everyone!! :D