OPERATOR IN JAVA


What Is Operator ?

Operators are special symbols that perform specific operations on one, two, or three operands, and then return a result. As we explore the operators of the Java programming language, it may be helpful for you to know ahead of time which operators have the highest precedence.

Java provides a rich set of operators to manipulate variables. We can divide all the Java operators into the following groups:

  • Assignment Operators
  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Relational Operators
  • Bitwise Operators
  • Logical Operators
  • Misc Operators

Assignment Operator

= Assignment operator

Arithmetic Operators

Operator Description
+Additive operator (also used for String concatenation)
-Subtraction operator
*Multiplication operator
/Division operator
%Remainder operator

Unary Operators

Operator Description
+Unary plus operator; indicates positive value (numbers are positive without this, however)
-Unary minus operator; negates an expression
++Increment operator; increments a value by 1
--Decrement operator; decrements a value by 1
!Logical complement operator; inverts the value of a boolean

Equality and Relational Operators

Operator Description
== Equal to
!= Not equal to
> Greater than
>= Greater than or equal to
< Less than
<= Less than or equal to

Conditional Operators

Operator Description
&& Conditional-AND
|| Conditional-OR
?: Ternary (shorthand for if-then-else statement)

Type Comparison Operator

Operator Description
instanceof Compares an object to a specified type

Bitwise and Bit Shift Operators

Operator Description
~ Unary bitwise complement
<< Signed left shift
>> Signed right shift
>>> Unsigned right shift
& Bitwise AND
^ Bitwise exclusive OR
| Bitwise inclusive OR