Increment & decrement operators (and their alternatives) created by hygull - https://repl.it/EmXC/5

Increment & decrement operators (and their alternatives).go

/*

    {
      "created_at" : "Sat Dec 10 07:27:03 IST 2016",
      "aim_of_program" : "Using increment & decrement operators(and their alternatives)"
      "coded_by" : "Rishikesh Agrawani"
    }

*/
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    var i int=0
    fmt.Println(i)  //Prints 0
    
    /* Note: i++ is a statement so it can't be used in any expression*/
    i++   //i increment by 1 
    fmt.Println(i)  //Prints 1
    
    /*Uncommenting the below line will generate the error -> ./main.go:23: syntax error: unexpected ++, expecting comma or )*/
    //fmt.Println(i++) 
    
    i+=1  //i increment by 1 (Alternative of i++)
    fmt.Println(i)  //Prints 2
    
    i--   //i decremented by 1
    fmt.Println(i) //Prints 1 as pevious value of i was 2
    
    i-=1  //i decremented by 1 (Alternative of i--)
    fmt.Println(i)  //Prints 0
}

/*OUTPUT:-

0
1
2
1
0

*/