Operators
An operator is a symbol that specifies the operation to be performed on an instance. The operator performs an operation on the operand and returns an instance of the result.
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Priority
Operators have priorities. Expressions containing multiple operators are operated in the order determined by precedence and associativity.
The following is a list of operators. The smaller number is the higher priority.
| Priority 1 | ||
| () | x(y) | Method call operator |
| new | new int() | new operator |
| this | this | this operator |
| [] | x[y] | Indexer operator |
| Priority 2 | ||
| . | x.y | Dot operator |
| ++ | x++ | Postfix ++ operator |
| -- | x-- | Postfix -- operator |
| Priority 3 | ||
| + | +x | Unary + operator |
| - | -x | Unary - operator |
| ! | !x | Logical negation operator |
| ++ | ++x | Prefix ++ operator |
| -- | --x | Prefix -- operator |
| Priority 4 | ||
| * | x * y | Multiplication operator |
| / | x / y | Division operator |
| % | x % y | Modulo operator |
| Priority 5 | ||
| + | x + y | Addition operator |
| - | x - y | Subtraction operator |
| Priority 6 | ||
| < | x < y | Less than operator |
| <= | x <= y | Less than or equal operator |
| > | x > y | Greater than operator |
| >= | x >= y | Greater than equal operator |
| Priority 7 | ||
| == | x == y | Value equality operator |
| != | x != y | Value inequality operator |
| $$ | x $$ y | Reference equality operator |
| !$ | x !$ y | Reference inequality operator |
| Priority 8 | ||
| & | x & y | Logical AND operator |
| Priority 9 | ||
| | | x | y | Logical OR operator |
Change priority
You can change the priority of operations by using parentheses. Expressions in parentheses are preferentially operated.
int i = (2 + 2) * 2; // 8