Operator precedence in JavaScript Last Updated : 28 Dec, 2023 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report Operator precedence refers to the priority given to operators while parsing a statement that has more than one operator performing operations in it. Operators with higher priorities are resolved first. But as one goes down the list, the priority decreases and hence their resolution. ( * ) and ( / ) have higher precedence than ( + ) and ( - )Precedence and AssociativityThe associativity represents which operator has to solve first while going from left to right if two or more operators have the same precedence in the expression. Example:2 + 3 * 4 / 3 = 2 + (3 * 4) / 3 // 6The precedence of the multiply(*) and divide(/) operators is the same but due to associativity from left to right the multiply operator will be resolved first as it comes first when we go from left to right and hence the result will be 6. Operator Precedence and Associativity TableThe operator precedence and associativity table can help one know the precedence of an operator relative to other operators. As one goes down the table, the precedence of these operators decreases over each other. The operators as subparts of precedence will have the same specified precedence and associativity as contained by the main part. Precedence OperatorDescriptionAssociativityExample1()Grouping-(1+2)2.Memberleft to rightobj.function2.1[]Memberleft to rightbrand["carName"]2.2newCreatenew Date("July 27, 2023")2.3()Function CallmyFun()3++Postfix incrementN/Ai++3.1--Postfix DecrementN/Ai--4++Prefix incrementright to left++i4.1--Prefix DecrementN/A--i4.2!Logical NOTN/A!(x===y)4.3typeofTypeN/Atypeof a5**Exponentiationright to left4**26*Multiplicationleft to right2*36.1/Division18/96.2%Remainder4%27+Additionleft to right2+47.1-Subtraction4-28<< Left shift left to righty<<28.1 >>Right Shifty>>28.2 >>> Unsigned right shifty>>>29< Less thanleft to right3<49.1 <=Less than or equal to3<=49.2 >Greater than4>39.3>=Greater than or equal to4>=39.4InIn"PI" in MATH9.5Instance of Instance ofA instanceof B10==Equalityleft to rightx==y10.1!=Inequalityx!=y10.2===Strictly equalx===y10.3!==Strictly unequalx!==y11&Bitwise ANDleft to rightx&y12^Bitwise XORleft to rightx^y13|Bitwise ORleft to rightx|y14&&Logical ANDleft to rightx&&y15||Logical ORleft to rightx||y16? :Conditionalright to left(x>y)?x:y17 =Assignmentright to leftx=517.1+=Addition assignmentx+=5 // x=x+517.2-=Subtraction assignmentx-=5 // x=x-517.3*=Multiplication assignmentx*=5 // x = x*517.4/=Division assignmentx/=5 // x = x/517.5%=Modulo assignmentx%=5 // x = x%517.6<<=left shift assignmentx<<=5 // x=x<<517.7>>=right shift assignmentx>>=5 // x=x>>517.8>>>=Unsigned right shift assignmentx>>>=5 // x=x>>>517.9&=Bitwise AND assignmentx&=5 // x=x&517.10^=Bitwise XOR assignmentx^=5 // x=x^517.11|=Bitwise OR assignmentx|=5 // x=x|518yieldPause function right to leftyield x19,Commaleft to rightx,y Comment More infoAdvertise with us V vanshikagoyal43 Follow Improve Article Tags : JavaScript Web Technologies javascript-operators Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Versions2 min readHow to Add JavaScript in HTML Document?3 min readJavaScript Syntax6 min readJavaScript Output4 min readJavaScript Comments2 min readVariables & DatatypesVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readGlobal and Local variables in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Let6 min readJavaScript const5 min readJavaScript Var Statement7 min readOperatorsJavaScript Operators5 min readOperator precedence in JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Arithmetic Operators5 min readJavaScript Assignment Operators5 min readJavaScript Comparison Operators5 min readJavaScript Logical Operators5 min readJavaScript Bitwise Operators5 min readJavaScript Ternary Operator4 min readJavaScript Comma Operator2 min readJavaScript Unary Operators4 min readJavaScript in and instanceof operators3 min readJavaScript String Operators3 min readStatementsJavaScript Statements4 min readJavaScript if-else3 min readJavaScript switch Statement4 min readJavaScript Break Statement2 min readJavaScript Continue Statement1 min readJavaScript Return Statement4 min readLoopsJavaScript Loops3 min readJavaScript For Loop4 min readJavaScript While Loop3 min readJavaScript For In Loop3 min readJavaScript for...of Loop3 min readJavaScript do...while Loop4 min readPerformance & DebuggingJavaScript | Performance4 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readObjectsObjects in Javascript4 min readObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readJavaScript Objects6 min readCreating objects in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript JSON Objects3 min readJavaScript Object Reference4 min readFunctionsFunctions in JavaScript5 min readHow to write a function in JavaScript ?4 min readJavaScript Function Call2 min readDifferent ways of writing functions in JavaScript3 min readDifference between Methods and Functions in JavaScript3 min readExplain the Different Function States in JavaScript3 min readJavaScript Function Complete Reference3 min readArraysJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readBest-Known JavaScript Array Methods6 min readImportant Array Methods of JavaScript7 min readJavaScript Array Reference4 min readStringJavaScript Strings6 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readJavaScript String Reference4 min read Like