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Javascript operators are used to perform
different types of mathematical and logical
computations.
Examples:
The Assignment Operator = assigns values
The Addition Operator + adds values
The Multiplication Operator * multiplies
values
The Comparison Operator > compares
values
JavaScript Assignment
The Assignment Operator ( = ) assigns a
value to a variable:
Assignment Examples
let x = 10;
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// Assign the value 5 to x
let x = 5;
// Assign the value 2 to y
let y = 2;
// Assign the value x + y to z:
let z = x + y;
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JavaScript Addition
The Addition Operator ( + ) adds numbers:
Adding
let x = 5;
let y = 2;
let z = x + y;
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JavaScript Multiplication
The Multiplication Operator ( * ) multiplies
numbers:
Multiplying
let x = 5;
let y = 2;
let z = x * y;
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Types of JavaScript Operators
There are different types of JavaScript
operators:
Arithmetic Operators
Assignment Operators
Comparison Operators
String Operators
Logical Operators
Bitwise Operators
Ternary Operators
Type Operators
JavaScript Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic Operators are used to perform
arithmetic on numbers:
Arithmetic Operators Example
let a = 3;
let x = (100 + 50) * a;
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Operator Description
+ Addition
- Subtraction
* Multiplication
** Exponentiation (ES2016)
/ Division
% Modulus (Division Remainder)
++ Increment
-- Decrement
Note
Arithmetic operators are fully described in the
JS Arithmetic chapter.
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JavaScript Assignment
Operators
Assignment operators assign values to
JavaScript variables.
The Addition Assignment Operator ( += )
adds a value to a variable.
Assignment
let x = 10;
x += 5;
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Operator Example Same As
= x=y x=y
+= x += y x=x+y
-= x -= y x=x-y
*= x *= y x=x*y
/= x /= y x=x/y
%= x %= y x=x%y
**= x **= y x = x ** y
Note
Assignment operators are fully described in
the JS Assignment chapter.
JavaScript Comparison
Operators
Operator Description
== equal to
=== equal value and equal type
!= not equal
!== not equal value or not equal
type
> greater than
< less than
>= greater than or equal to
<= less than or equal to
? ternary operator
Note
Comparison operators are fully described in
the JS Comparisons chapter.
JavaScript String Comparison
All the comparison operators above can also
be used on strings:
Example
let text1 = "A";
let text2 = "B";
let result = text1 < text2;
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Note that strings are compared alphabetically:
Example
let text1 = "20";
let text2 = "5";
let result = text1 < text2;
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JavaScript String Addition
The + can also be used to add (concatenate)
strings:
Example
let text1 = "John";
let text2 = "Doe";
let text3 = text1 + " " + text2;
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The += assignment operator can also be used
to add (concatenate) strings:
Example
let text1 = "What a very ";
text1 += "nice day";
The result of text1 will be:
What a very nice day
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Note
When used on strings, the + operator is called
the concatenation operator.
Adding Strings and Numbers
Adding two numbers, will return the sum, but
adding a number and a string will return a
string:
Example
let x = 5 + 5;
let y = "5" + 5;
let z = "Hello" + 5;
The result of x, y, and z will be:
10
55
Hello5
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Note
If you add a number and a string, the result
will be a string!
JavaScript Logical Operators
Operator Description
&& logical and
|| logical or
! logical not
Note
Logical operators are fully described in the JS
Comparisons chapter.
JavaScript Type Operators
Operator Description
typeof Returns the type of a variable
instanceof Returns true if an object is an
instance of an object type
Note
Type operators are fully described in the JS
Type Conversion chapter.
JavaScript Bitwise Operators
Bit operators work on 32 bits numbers.
Any numeric operand in the operation is
converted into a 32 bit number. The result is
converted back to a JavaScript number.
Operator Description Example Same
as
& AND 5&1 0101 &
0001
| OR 5|1 0101 |
0001
~ NOT ~5 ~0101
^ XOR 5^1 0101 ^
0001
<< left shift 5 << 1 0101
<< 1
>> right shift 5 >> 1 0101
>> 1
>>> unsigned 5 >>> 1 0101
right shift >>> 1
The examples above uses 4 bits unsigned
examples. But JavaScript uses 32-bit signed
numbers.
Because of this, in JavaScript, ~ 5 will not
return 10. It will return -6.
~00000000000000000000000000000101 will
return
11111111111111111111111111111010
Bitwise operators are fully described in the JS
Bitwise chapter.
Test Yourself With Exercises
Exercise:
Multiply 10 with 5 , and alert the result.
alert(10 5);
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