Binary Operators |
Name |
Description |
Sign in Java |
Technical Usuage |
Example |
Addition |
Adds operands. Also used in String concatenation. |
+ |
operand + operand |
5 + 2 (yields 7) |
Subtraction |
Subtracts successive operands from first operand. |
- |
operand - operand |
7 - 5 (yields 2) |
Multiplication |
Multiplicaties operands |
* |
operand * operand |
2 * 5 (yields 10) |
Integer/Real Division |
Divides first operand by second operand. |
/ |
operand / operand |
10 / 5 (yields 2) |
Modulus |
Does integer division between operands and finds remainder. |
% |
operand % operand |
10 % 3 (yields 1) |
Unary Operators |
Name |
Description |
Sign in Java |
Technical Usuage |
Example |
Increment |
Increment operator - increments a value by 1. |
++ |
operand++ |
2++ (yields 3) |
Decrement |
Decrement operator - decrements a value by 1. |
-- |
operand-- |
2-- (yields 1) |