Page 99 - 2617_JSSPS_C-6

Assignment Operators

Assignment operators are used to assign values to operands. One of the most commonly used
assignment operators is equal (=). This operator can also be used with arithmetic operators to make
the shorthand assignment operators. The shorthand assignment operators perform calculations and
assign the result to the variable present on the left hand side of the operator.

Example
Operator Description Syntax Output
(int a = 10, b = 2)
Returns the result to the operand present on a += b a = 12
+= the left hand side after performing the addition a += b
operation. a += 5 a = 15
Returns the result to the operand present on the a -= b a = 8
-= left hand side after performing the subtraction a -= b
operation. a -= 5 a = 5
Returns the result to the operand present on the a *= b a = 20
*= left hand side after performing the multiplication a *= b
operation. a *= 5 a = 50

Returns the result to the operand present on a /= b a = 5
/= the left hand side after performing the division a /= b
operation. a /= 5 a = 2

Returns the remainder to the operator present a %= b a = 0
%= on the left hand side after performing the division a %= b
operation. a %= 6 a = 4

Topic Flashback 21 st Century
Skills #Digital Literacy
Name any three types of literals

Quick Quiz

1. Which of the following is not a Unary operator?

a. >= b. ++

2. Which of the following operators are used to combine multiple conditions and evaluate them?

a. Logical Operator b. Relational Operator

Introduction to Programming in Java 97