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Name

-- (decrement)

Examples
int a = 5;    // Sets 'a' to 5 
int b = a--;  // Sets 'b' to 5, then decrements 'a' to 4
int c = a;    // Sets 'c' to 4 
Description Substracts the value of an integer variable by 1. Equivalent to the operation i = i - 1. If the value of the variable i is five, then the expression i-- decreases the value of i to 4.
Syntax
var--
Parameters
var int
Related- (minus)
-= (subtract assign)
++ (increment)
Updated on May 19, 2014 05:30:05pm PDT

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