Java 7 for Absolute Beginners

C H A P T E R 4

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Operators

Java includes many operators, from ordinary mathematical operators such as a minus sign (-) to

operators that only make sense for object-oriented programming, such as instanceof. To start with, let's

look at the list of operators in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. Java Operators

Category Operators

postfix expr++ expr--

unary ++expr --expr +expr -expr ~!

casting (type)

multiplicative * / %

additive + -

shift << >> >>>

relational < > <= >= instanceof

equality == !=

bitwise AND &

bitwise exclusive OR ^

bitwise inclusive OR |

logical AND &&

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