Operators in C

An expression consists of variables and constants separated by Operators in C. There are 7 types of Operators in C as listed below:

1. Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators are used to perform arithmetic operations.

2. Relational Operators

Relational Operators are used to compare the values of operands or expressions to produce a logical value. A logical is either true or false.

3. Logical Operators

Logical Operators are used to connect more relational operations to form a complex expression that is called Logical Operators or Logical expressions. A value obtained by evaluating a logical expression is always logical either true or false.

4. Increment and Decrement operators (++ and – –)

The increment operator (++) is used to increase the value of an integer or char variable by 1. The decrement operator (- -) is used to reduce the value of an integer or char variable by 1.

Example:

a = 25;

a++ or ++a will produce the result a = 26
a = 25;

a- - or - -a will produce the result a = 24

5. Assignment Operators

Assignment Operators are used to perform arithmetic operations while assigning a value to a variable.

6. Conditional Operators or Ternary Operators (?:)

Conditional Operators are used to check a condition and select a value depending on the value of the condition. Normally the selected value will be assigned to a variable that has the following form :

variable=(condition)?value1:value2;

Example :

big=(x>y)?x:y;

7. Bitwise Operators

Bitwise Operators are used to perform operations at a binary digit level. These operators are not commonly used and are used only in special applications where optimized use of storage is required.