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Operators in Java

Operators:

Operator in Java is a symbol that is used to perform operations. For example: +, -, *, / etc.

There are many types of operators in Java which are given below:

Unary Operator,
Arithmetic Operator,
Shift Operator,
Relational Operator,
Bitwise Operator,
Logical Operator,
Ternary Operator and
Assignment Operator.

Java Unary Operator:

The Java unary operators require only one operand. Unary operators are used to perform various operations i.e.:
incrementing/decrementing a value by one
negating an expression
inverting the value of a boolean

Java Arithmetic Operators

Java arithmetic operators are used to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They act as basic mathematical operations.

Java Left Shift Operator

The Java left shift operator << is used to shift all of the bits in a value to the left side of a specified number of times.

Java Right Shift Operator

The Java right shift operator >> is used to move the value of the left operand to right by the number of bits specified by the right operand.

Java AND Operator Example: Logical && and Bitwise &

The logical && operator doesn't check the second condition if the first condition is false. It checks the second condition only if the first one is true.
The bitwise & operator always checks both conditions whether first condition is true or false.

Java OR Operator Example: Logical || and Bitwise |

The logical || operator doesn't check the second condition if the first condition is true. It checks the second condition only if the first one is false.
The bitwise | operator always checks both conditions whether first condition is true or false.

Java Ternary Operator

Java Ternary operator is used as one line replacement for if-then-else statement and used a lot in Java programming. It is the only conditional operator which takes three operands.

Java Assignment Operator

Java assignment operator is one of the most common operators. It is used to assign the value on its right to the operand on its left.

Java Assignment Operator Example

public class OperatorExample{

public static void main(String[] args){

int a=10;

a+=3;//10+3

System.out.println(a);

a-=4;//13-4

System.out.println(a);

a*=2;//9*2

System.out.println(a);

a/=2;//18/2

System.out.println(a);

}}

Output:
13
9
18
9

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