BSSE – 5th Semester Software Construction & Development Fall 2023

SE-305 Software Construction & Development

Objective/s:
 Introduction to Operators
 Types of Operators
 Examples
 Lab Tasks

1. Introduction to Operators

Operators are used to perform operations on variables and values. In the example below, we use
the + operator to add together two values:

int x = 100 + 50;

Although the + operator is often used to add together two values, like in the example above, it
can also be used to add together a variable and a value, or a variable and another variable:

int sum1 = 100 + 50; // 150 (100 + 50)

Java divides the operators into the following groups:

 Arithmetic operators
 Assignment operators
 Comparison operators
 Logical operators

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 Bitwise operators

1.1. Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic operators are used to perform common mathematical operations.

Operato Name Description Example

+ Addition Adds together two values x+y

- Subtraction Subtracts one value from another x-y

* Multiplication Multiplies two values x*y

/ Division Divides one value by another x/y

% Modulus Returns the division remainder x%y

++ Increment Increases the value of a variable by 1 ++x

-- Decrement Decreases the value of a variable by 1 --x

Assignment operators are used to assign values to variables. In the example below, we use
the assignment operator (=) to assign the value 10 to a variable called x. Similarly the addition
assignment operator (+=) adds a value to a variable:

int x = 10;
x += 5;

A list of all assignment operators:

Operator Example Same As

= x=5 x=5

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+= x += 3 x=x+3

-= x -= 3 x=x-3

*= x *= 3 x=x*3

/= x /= 3 x=x/3

%= x %= 3 x=x%3

&= x &= 3 x=x&3

|= x |= 3 x=x|3

^= x ^= 3 x=x^3

>>= x >>= 3 x = x >> 3

<<= x <<= 3 x = x << 3

1.3. JAVA Comparison Operators

Comparison operators are used to compare two values (or variables).

This is important in programming, because it helps us to find answers and make decisions.

The return value of a comparison is either true or false.

These values are known as Boolean values.

In the following example, we use the greater than operator (>) to find out if 5 is greater than 3:

int x = 5;
int y = 3;
System.out.println(x > y);

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Operator Name Example

== Equal to x == y

!= Not equal x != y

> Greater than x>y

< Less than x<y

>= Greater than or equal to x >= y

<= Less than or equal to x <= y

You can also test for true or false values with logical operators.

Logical operators are used to determine the logic between variables or values:

Operator Name Description Example

&& Logical Returns true if both statements are x < 5 && x <
and true 10

|| Logical or Returns true if one of the statements x < 5 || x < 4

! Logical Reverse the result, returns false if !(x < 5 && x <
not the result is true 10)

2. Tasks

1. Create a class in JAVA using all the above explained Types of Operators.