Java, A Beginner's Guide, 5th Edition, 5th Edition

Operators

Java provides a rich operator environment. An operator is a symbol that tells the compiler to perform a specific mathematical or logical manipulation. Java has four general classes of operators: arithmetic, bitwise, relational, and logical. Java also defines some additional operators that handle certain special situations. This chapter will examine the arithmetic, relational, and logical operators. We will also examine the assignment operator. The bitwise and other special operators are examined later.