vaScript Operators
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;
// 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;
JavaScript Addition
The Addition Operator (+) adds numbers:
Adding
let x = 5;
let y = 2;
let z = x + y;
JavaScript Multiplication
The Multiplication Operator (*) multiplies numbers:
Multiplying
let x = 5;
let y = 2;
let z = x * y;
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;
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;
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 %= yx = 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;
Note that strings are compared alphabetically:
Example
let text1 = "20";
let text2 = "5";
let result = text1 < text2;
JavaScript String Addition
The + can also be used to add (concatenate) strings:
Example
let text1 = "John";
let text2 = "Doe";
let text3 = text1 + " " + text2;
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
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:
