Why does x also increase when we print y?

Question

public class Program {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int x = 34;
int y = ++x;

System.out.println(y);
}
}
If I was to print x why does that also increase. It only makes sense for y to increase?

Answer 1

ok i got it. ++x changes the value of x to x+1 and then it gets stored in variable y. So, x become x+1.
If you don't want x to change you should do x+1 instead of ++x.

Answer 2

I dont know about Java much but doesn't ++x increment the value of x by 1? so it increases.

Answer 3

Chris Welham first ++x changes x into x+1. This then gets stored in y.

Answer 4

Well the way i see it is i set y to be x + 1 but shouldnt x stay as 34

Answer 5

So y is just x and x is ++x