Java Operators are used to perform operations on variables and values.
There are many Java Operators available as below.
- Arithmetic Operators
- Relational Operators
- Bitwise Operators
- Logical Operators
- Assignment Operators
- Shift Operator
- Unary Operator
- Ternary Operator
Arithmetic Operators
Java arithmetic operators are used to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They act as basic mathematical operations.
Operator | Description | Example (Where P=40 and Q=20 ) |
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+ (Addition) | Adds values on either side of the operator. | P + Q will give 60 |
- (Subtraction) | Subtracts right-hand operand from left-hand operand. | P - Q will give -20 |
* (Multiplication) | Multiplies values on either side of the operator. | P * Q will give 800 |
/ (Division) | Divides left-hand operand by right-hand operand. | P / Q will give 2 |
% (Modulus) | Divides left-hand operand by right-hand operand and returns remainder. | Q % P will give 0 |
++ (Increment) | Increases the value of operand by 1. | Q++ gives 21 |
-- (Decrement) | Decreases the value of operand by 1. | Q-- gives 19 |
Relational Operators
Relational operators are used to compare two values or variables.
Operator | Name | Example |
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== | Equal to | x == y |
!= | Not equal | x != y |
> | Greater than | x > y |
< | Less than | x < y |
>= | Greater than or equal to | x >= y |
<= | Less than or equal to | x <= y |
Bitwise Operators
Java defines several bitwise operators, which can be applied to the integer types, long, int, short, char, and byte.
Operator | Description | Example (where P=80 and Q=15) |
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& (bitwise and) | Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. | (P & Q) will give 0 |
| (bitwise or) | Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in either operand. | (P | Q) will give 95 |
^ (bitwise XOR) | Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both. | (P ^ Q) will give 95 |
~ (bitwise compliment) | Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the effect of 'flipping' bits. | (~P ) will give -81 |
<< (left shift) | Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand. | P << 2 will give 320 |
>> (right shift) | Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. | P >> 2 will give 20 |
>>> (zero fill right shift) | 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. | P >>>2 will give 20 |
Logical Operators
Java logical operators is used to check true or false value.
Operator | Name | Description |
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&& | Logical and | Returns true if both statements are true |
|| | Logical or | Returns true if one of the statements is true |
! | Logical not | Reverse the result, returns false if the result is true |
Assignment Operators
Assignment Operators is used to assign value in different way.
=, +=, -=, *=, /=, %=, &=, ^=, |, =, <, <=, >, >=, >>>= |
Shift Operator ( >> or <<)
The Java shift operator is used to shift all of the bits in a value to the left side or right side of a specified number of times.
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.
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.
Unary Operator (++ , --, +, - , ~ and !)
The Java unary operators is used to perform various operations like incrementing/decrementing a value by one, negating an expression and inverting the value of a boolean.
++expression, –-expression, +expression, –expression, ~variable, !variable |
Ternary Operator( ? : )
Ternary operator consists of three operands and is used to evaluate Boolean expressions. The goal of the operator is to decide, which value should be assigned to the variable.
variable p = (expression) ? value if true : value if false
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