Full Name:
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Short Name:
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Type of Entity:
C#

Abstract:
The decrement operator (--) decrements its operand by 1. The decrement operator can appear before or after its operand: --variable and variable--. The first form is a prefix decrement operation. The result of the operation is the value of the operand "after" it has been decremented. The second form is a postfix decrement operation. The result of the operation is the value of the operand "before" it has been decremented.

MSDN Source URL:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/wc3z3k8c.aspx