Assignment Operators
Java provides a full suite of assignment operators, including the basic = assignment operator and the C op= style operators, where op is a binary arithmetic operator. These operators are as follows:
x = y— The variable x is assigned the value of y.
x += y— The variable x is assigned the value of x + y.
x -= y— The variable x is assigned the value of x – y.
x *= y— The variable x is assigned the value of x * y.
x /= y— The variable x is assigned the value of x / y.
x %= y— The variable x is assigned the value of x % y.
x &= y— The variable x is assigned the value of x & y.
x |= y— The variable x is assigned the value of x | y.
x ^= y— The variable x is assigned the value of x ^ y.
x <<= y— The variable x is assigned the value ...
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