A.1. Operator Precedence
Operators are shown in decreasing order of precedence from top to bottom (Fig. A.1).
| Operator | Description | Associativity |
|---|---|---|
| ++ | unary postfix increment | right to left |
| -- | unary postfix decrement | |
| ++ | unary prefix increment | right to left |
| -- | unary prefix decrement | |
| + | unary plus | |
| - | unary minus | |
| ! | unary logical negation | |
| ~ | unary bitwise complement | |
| ( type ) | unary cast | |
| * | multiplication | left to right |
| / | division | |
| % | remainder | |
| + | addition or string concatenation | left to right |
| - | subtraction | |
| << | left shift | left to right |
| >> | signed right shift | |
| >>> | unsigned right shift | |
| < | less than | left to right |
| <= | less than or equal to | |
| > | greater than | |
| >= | greater than or equal to | |
| instanceof | type comparison | |
| == | is equal to | left to right |
| != | is not equal to | |
| & | bitwise AND | left ... |
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