Operators in Java

In Java we are provided with number of different operators & these operators are further divided into arithmetic, bitwise, relational and logical groups.

Arithmetic Operators

The arithmetic operators are used to perform the arithmetic operations in algebra.

Operator	Operation
+	Addition
-	Subtraction
*	Multiplication
/	Division
%	Modulus
++	Increment
+=	Addition assignment
-=	Subtraction assignment
*=	Multiplication assignment
/=	Division assignment
%=	Modulus assignment
--	Decrement
Arithmetic Operators in Java

Bitwise Operators

The bitwise operators are used to perform the different operations depending upon the individual operators.

Operator	Operation
~	Bitwise Unary NOT
&	Bitwise AND
|	Bitwise OR
^	Bitwise Exclusive OR
>>	Shift Right with Sign Fill
>>>	Shift Right with Zero Fill
<<	Shift Left
&=	Bitwise AND assignment
|=	Bitwise OR assignment
^=	Bitwise Exclusive OR assignment
>>=	Shift Right assignment
>>>=	Shift Right Zero Fill assignment
<<=	Shift Left assignment
Bitwise Operators in Java

Relational Operators

The relational operators are used relate or to determine the relationship between the two operands.

Operator	Operation
==	Equal to
!=	Not equal to
>	Greater than
<	Less than
>=	Greater than equal to
<=	Less than equal to
Relational Operators in Java

 

Boolean Logical Operators

The boolean logical operators are used combine the two boolean operands resulting in new boolean value.

Operator	Operation
&	Logical AND
|	Logical OR
^	Logical Exclusive OR
&&	Short-circuit AND
||	Short-circuit OR
!	Logical Unary NOT
&=	AND assignment
|=	OR assignment
^=	Exclusive OR assignment
==	Equal to
!=	Not equal to
?:	Ternary If-Then-Else
Boolean Logical Operators in Java

The ? Operator

This is the special ternary operator in Java which is used to replace certain types of if-then-else statements.

Syntax :-

expression1 ? expression2 : expression3

 

If expression1 results boolean value true then, expression2 is executed otherwise expression3 is executed.