Write a program that demonstrates the difference between predecrementing and postdecrementing using the decrement operator --.

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Write a program that demonstrates the difference between predecrementing and postdecrementing using the decrement operator --. 

Code:

import java.util.Scanner;

public class MachineProblem12 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

       

        Scanner input_user = new Scanner(System.in);

       

        int base_num,loop_num,base_num1,x,y;

       

        System.out.println("*****************************************");

       

            System.out.print("  Enter base number: ");

            base_num = input_user.nextInt();

           

            base_num1 = base_num;

           

            System.out.print("  Enter number of loop: ");

            loop_num = input_user.nextInt();

           

            x = 0;

            y = 0;

           

            for(int z = 0;z < loop_num;z++)

            {

                if(z == 0)

                {  

                    x = --base_num;

                    y = base_num1--;

                    System.out.println("");

System.out.println(" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

System.out.println(" ||# of LOOP||Predecrement||Postdecrement  ||");

System.out.println(" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

System.out.println(" ||   1st   ||     " + x + "         " + y );

                    System.out.println(" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

                }

                if(z == 1)

                {  

                    x = --base_num;

                    y = base_num1--; 

System.out.println(" ||   2nd   ||     " + x + "         " + y);

                    System.out.println(" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

                }

              

 if(z == 2)

                {  

                    x = --base_num;

                    y = base_num1--;

System.out.println(" ||    3rd    ||      " + x + "      " + y);

                    System.out.println(" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

                }

                if(z > 2)

                {  

                    x = --base_num;

                    y = base_num1--;

System.out.println(" || " + (z + 1) +"th|| " + x + "    " + y);

                    System.out.println(" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

                }

            }

    }

}