JAVA TUTORIALS - Java - Basic Operators
Java - Basic Operators
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The Arithmetic Operators:
Operator | Description | Example |
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+ | Addition - Adds values on either side of the operator | A + B will give 30 |
- | Subtraction - Subtracts right hand operand from left hand operand | A - B will give -10 |
* | Multiplication - Multiplies values on either side of the operator | A * B will give 200 |
/ | Division - Divides left hand operand by right hand operand | B / A will give 2 |
% | Modulus - Divides left hand operand by right hand operand and returns remainder | B % A will give 0 |
++ | Increment - Increases the value of operand by 1 | B++ gives 21 |
-- | Decrement - Decreases the value of operand by 1 | B-- gives 19 |
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The Relational Operators:
Operator | Description | Example |
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== | Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not, if yes then condition becomes true. | (A == B) is not true. |
!= | Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not, if values are not equal then condition becomes true. | (A != B) is true. |
> | Checks if the value of left operand is greater than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. | (A > B) is not true. |
< | Checks if the value of left operand is less than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. | (A < B) is true. |
>= | Checks if the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. | (A >= B) is not true. |
<= | Checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. | (A <= B) is true. |
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The Bitwise Operators:
Operator | Description | Example |
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& | Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. | (A & B) will give 12 which is 0000 1100 |
| | Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in either operand. | (A | B) will give 61 which is 0011 1101 |
^ | Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both. | (A ^ B) will give 49 which is 0011 0001 |
~ | Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the effect of 'flipping' bits. | (~A ) will give -61 which is 1100 0011 in 2's complement form due to a signed binary number. |
<< | Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand. | A << 2 will give 240 which is 1111 0000 |
>> | Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. | A >> 2 will give 15 which is 1111 |
>>> | Shift right zero fill operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand and shifted values are filled up with zeros. | A >>>2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111 |
The Logical Operators:
Operator | Description | Example |
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&& | Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are non-zero, then the condition becomes true. | (A && B) is false. |
|| | Called Logical OR Operator. If any of the two operands are non-zero, then the condition becomes true. | (A || B) is true. |
! | Called Logical NOT Operator. Use to reverses the logical state of its operand. If a condition is true then Logical NOT operator will make false. | !(A && B) is true. |
The Assignment Operators:
Operator | Description | Example |
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= | Simple assignment operator, Assigns values from right side operands to left side operand | C = A + B will assign value of A + B into C |
+= | Add AND assignment operator, It adds right operand to the left operand and assign the result to left operand | C += A is equivalent to C = C + A |
-= | Subtract AND assignment operator, It subtracts right operand from the left operand and assign the result to left operand | C -= A is equivalent to C = C - A |
*= | Multiply AND assignment operator, It multiplies right operand with the left operand and assign the result to left operand | C *= A is equivalent to C = C * A |
/= | Divide AND assignment operator, It divides left operand with the right operand and assign the result to left operand | C /= A is equivalent to C = C / A |
%= | Modulus AND assignment operator, It takes modulus using two operands and assign the result to left operand | C %= A is equivalent to C = C % A |
<<= | Left shift AND assignment operator | C <<= 2 is same as C = C << 2 |
>>= | Right shift AND assignment operator | C >>= 2 is same as C = C >> 2 |
&= | Bitwise AND assignment operator | C &= 2 is same as C = C & 2 |
^= | bitwise exclusive OR and assignment operator | C ^= 2 is same as C = C ^ 2 |
|= | bitwise inclusive OR and assignment operator | C |= 2 is same as C = C | 2 |
Precedence of Java Operators:
Category | Operator | Associativity |
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Postfix | () [] . (dot operator) | Left to right |
Unary | ++ - - ! ~ | Right to left |
Multiplicative | * / % | Left to right |
Additive | + - | Left to right |
Shift | >> >>> << | Left to right |
Relational | > >= < <= | Left to right |
Equality | == != | Left to right |
Bitwise AND | & | Left to right |
Bitwise XOR | ^ | Left to right |
Bitwise OR | | | Left to right |
Logical AND | && | Left to right |
Logical OR | || | Left to right |
Conditional | ?: | Right to left |
Assignment | = += -= *= /= %= >>= <<= &= ^= |= | Right to left |
Comma | , | Left to right |
Conditional Operator ( ? : ):
variable x = (expression) ? value if true : value if false
public class Test { public static void main(String args[]){ int a , b; a = 10; b = (a == 1) ? 20: 30; System.out.println( "Value of b is : " + b ); b = (a == 10) ? 20: 30; System.out.println( "Value of b is : " + b ); } }
Value of b is : 30 Value of b is : 20instanceOf Operator:
( Object reference variable ) instanceOf (class/interface type)
String name = = 'James'; boolean result = name instanceOf String; // This will return true since name is type of String
class Vehicle {} public class Car extends Vehicle { public static void main(String args[]){ Vehicle a = new Car(); boolean result = a instanceof Car; System.out.println( result); } }
true