Question

Given a variable

bool bValue = true;

What value will it have after applying the prefix increment operator to it?

++bValue;

Cosmo · Accepted Answer

Quote from the c++ standard:
5.3.2 Increment and decrement
1 The operand of prefix ++ is modified by adding 1, or set to true if it is bool.

Cosmo · Accepted Answer

true

Cosmo · Answer

false

Cosmo · Answer

The "++" operator cannot be applied to variables of the bool type.