Overloading Prefix and Postfix Increment/Decrement Operators in C++

  In C++ operators can be overloaded. Problems can arise when we have to overload Increment/Decrement Operators of C++. We need to distinguish between Prefix and Postfix forms of Increment/Decrement Operators. The program given below shows the prototype for Prefix and Postfix forms of Increment/Decrement Operators.

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

class over_load
{
    int n1,n2;
    public:
    void set(int x, int y)
    {
        n1=x;
        n2=y;
    }
    void show()
    {
        cout<<"\nNumber 1 is "<<n1<<"\n";
        cout<<"\nNumber 2 is "<<n2<<"\n";
    }
    over_load operator++()
    {
        n1++;
        n2++;
        cout<<"\nPost Incremnt Operator Overloaded\n";
        return *this;
    }
    over_load operator++(int x)
    {
        ++n1;
        ++n2;
        cout<<"\nPre Increment Operator Overloaded\n";
        return *this;
    }
};

int main()
{
  over_load ob1;
  ob1.set(100,200);
  cout<<"\nObejct ob1 Initially:\n";
  ob1.show();
  ob1++;
  ob1.show();
  ++ob1;
  ob1.show();
  return 0;
}

Figure Below Shows a Sample Output

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