Operators in Java with example

Operators in Java:

An operator is a symbol that tells the computer to perform certain mathematical or logical manipulations. It is used in programs to manipulate data and variables. It supports a rich set of operators. Java operators can be classified into 8 categories:

Arithmetic operators: These Operators are used to construct mathematical expressions as in algebra. Java provides all the basic arithmetic operators.

Operator	Meaning
+	Addition
-	Subtraction
*	Multiplication
/	Division
%	Remainder

Relational operators:
When we compare two quantities and depending on their relation, then we use some relational symbols that say called Relational Operators. It has the following syntax:

variable-name relation-operator value;

Operator	Meaning
<	less than
<=	less than or equal to
>	greater than
>=	greater than or equal to
(==)	equal to
!=	not equal to

Logical Operators:
An expression that combines two or more relational expressions is called Logical Operators or Compound Operators.

Operator	Meaning
&&	logical AND
||	logical OR
!	logical NOT

Assignment Operators:
These Operators are used to assign the value of an expression to a variable. It has the following syntax:

variable = value;

Increment and decrement operators:
Java has two useful operators and these are the Increment and decrement operators. It has the following syntax:

variable+ + // increment operator
and
variable-- // decrement operator

Example of Increment Operator:

i = i + 1;
same as
++i; or i++; // increment operator

Example of Decrement Operator:

i= i - 1;
same
--i; or i-- // decrement operator

Conditional Operators:
The character pair ?: is a ternary operator. It is used to construct conditional expressions that are called Conditional Operators. It has the following syntax:

expression1 ? expression2 : expression3;

Special Operators:
Java supports some special operators such as instance of operator and member of selection operator or dot operator (.). It has the following syntax:

obj1 instanceof obj2;

Bitwise Operators:
Java has a distinction of supporting special operators that are known as Bitwise Operators. It is used to manipulate data at values of bit-level and is also used for testing the bits or shifting them to the right or left. Bitwise Operators may not be applied to float or double data types.

Operator	Meaning
&	bitwise AND
!	bitwise OR
^	bitwise exclusive OR
~	One's Complement
<<	Shift left
>>	Shift right
>>>	Shift right with zero fill