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Java Operators

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Summary

An operator is a symbol for running an operation on a value or variable, e.g. + for addition and = for setting a value. Java provides the arithmetic operators, assignments, and comparisons that underlie all program calculations. The results of the comparison operator are always boolean true or false.

Key points

Arithmetic operators include +, -, *, /, and % (residual to)
Assignment operators such as += combine value setting with operations
The comparison operator produces a boolean: ==,!=, >, <, >=, <=
Dividing two integers will produce an integer as well.

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