Compare pre-increment to post-increment in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to compare pre-increment to post-increment.

Example


<?php/*from  w  ww  . j  a  v  a 2s.c  o m*/
  $VisitorsToday = 1;

  //prints 1
  print($VisitorsToday++);

  //VisitorsToday is now 2
  print("<br>\n");

  //prints 3
  print(++$VisitorsToday);
  print("<br>\n");

  //prints 4.14
  $pi = 3.14;
  $pi++;
  print($pi);
  print("<br>\n");

  //prints PHQ
  $php = "PHP";
  $php++;
  print($php);
  print("<br>\n");

  //prints PHP
  $php = "PHP";
  $php--;
  print($php);
  print("<br>\n");
?>

The code above generates the following result.





















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