What is decrement (--) operator in JavaScript?


The decrement operator decreases an integer value by one. Here’s an example where the value of a is decremented twice using decrement operator twice −

Example

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<html>
   <body>
      <script>
         <!--
         var a = 33;
         a = --a;
         document.write("--a = ");
         result = --a;
         document.write(result);
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Updated on: 15-Jun-2020

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