A. Operator Precedence Chart
Operators are shown in decreasing order of precedence from top to bottom with each level of precedence separated by a horizontal line. Visual Basic operators associate from left to right.
| Operator | Type |
|---|---|
| TypeOf | type comparison |
| ^ | exponentiation |
| + | unary plus |
| - | unary minus |
| * | multiplication |
| / | division |
| \ | integer division |
| Mod | modulus |
| + | addition |
| - | subtraction |
| & | concatenation |
| << | bitwise left shift |
| >> | bitwise right shift |
| = | relational is equal to |
| <> | relational is not equal to |
| < | relational less than |
| <= | relational less than or equal to |
| > | relational greater than |
| >= | relational greater than or equal to |
| Like | pattern matching |
| Is | reference comparison |
| Not | logical negation |
| And | logical AND without short-circuit evaluation |
| AndAlso | logical AND with ... |
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