Java Summary of Operators

Java Summary of Operators

Here is a quick reference of the operators supported by the Java programming language.

Type	Definition

Simple Assignment Operator

=	Simple assignment operator

Arithmetic Operators

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

Unary Operators

+	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

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

Conditional Operators

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

Bitwise and Bit Shift Operators

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