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operator comparison table

Subject		have syntax	have	cause	is a synonym of	is a kind of	is a subtopic of	have example	is an instance of	have purpose	shorten	has definition	use	return	see also
.			precedence		dot operator		Operators		operator	to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments			to access an instance variable of an object in Java, for example: b.variableName	a value called its result
?:		expression ? op1 : op2	right to left associativity		conditional operator		Operators		tertiary operator	to evaluate the expression on the left and return one value if the expression is true and a different value if the expression if false	code but can also make code harder to understand			the value of the selected expression
arithmetic operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform basic arithmetic operations				a value called its result
assignment operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments		An operator that performs assignment to the variable on the left and returns the value of the expression on the right		a value called its result
binary operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments		An operator that has 2 arguments	an infix notation	a value called its result
bitwise operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments		An operator that performs a boolean operation bit by bit on two integral types of the same length		a value called its result
cast operator		(type) expression	precedence				Objects		operator	to convert an expression of one type into another type				a value called its result
identity comparison operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments				a value called its result
logical operator			precedence		conditional operator	operator	Operators			to perform operations on boolean operand(s)				a boolean
new operator			precedence	a new instance of the given class is created memory is allocated for it a constructor is called	creation operator		Operators	Rectangle rect = new Rectangle();	operator	to create a new object		An operator that creates a new object (allocates space for it).		a value called its result	new
postfix operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to evaluate the value of the operand and then to perform the operation				a value called its result
prefix operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform the operation and then to evaluate the value of the operand				a value called its result
relational operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments				a value called its result
short circuit operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments				a value called its result
tertiary operator			precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments		An operator that has 3 arguments		a value called its result
unary operator	if a unary operator uses a prefix notation then the unary operator appears before its operand		precedence			operator	Operators			to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments		An operator that has 1 argument		a value called its result

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