
JavaScript operators perform operations on operands. Operators are used to do logical and arithmetic operations. Operators that require one operand are called unary operator and operator with two operand is known as binary operator.
For example:
- var sum= 55+80;
In this example the plus (+) is the arithmetic operator and equal to (=) is the assignment operator.
Operators in JavaScript:
- Arithmetic Operators
- Assignment Operators
- Bitwise Operators
- Special Operators
- Logical Operators
- Comparison Operators
JavaScript Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators include addition , subtraction, multiplication operations ,Arithmetic operators are mostly used for numeric operands.
These operators are mainly used in mathematical expressions in the same way as they are used in algebra. check the following Example of Arithmetic Operators.
Var num1=15, num2=5;
Operator | Description | Example | Result |
+ | Addition | num1+num2 | 20 |
– | Subtraction | num1-num2 | 10 |
* | Multiplication | num1*num2 | 60 |
/ | Division | num1/num2 | 3 |
% | Modulus (Remainder) | num1%num2 | 0 |
JavaScript Comparison Operators
To do comparison between two operands Javascript comparison operator is used .
Following are the examples of the comparison operators:
Var num1=5, num2=15;
Operator | Description | Example | Result |
== | Is equal to | num1==num2 | false |
!= | Not equal to | num1!=num2 | true |
!== | Not Identical | num1!==num2 | false |
> | Greater than | num1>num2 | true |
>= | Greater than or equal to | num1>=num2 | true |
< | Less than | num1<num2 | false |
<= | Less than or equal to | num1<=num2 | false |
JavaScript Bitwise Operators
The bitwise operator works on two operands. The bitwise operators are as follows:
Var num1 = 5, num2 = 10 , num3 = 40;
Operator | Description | Example | Result |
& | Bitwise AND | (num1==num2 & num2==num3) | false |
| | Bitwise OR | (num1==num2 | num2==num3) | false |
^ | Bitwise XOR | (num1==num2 ^ num2==num3) | false |
~ | Bitwise NOT | (~num1) | -5 |
JavaScript Logical Operators
Logical operators are used to verify more than one condition at a time or to negate the condition .it has three logical operators.
Var num1 = 5, num2 = 10 , num3 = 40;
Operator | Description | Example | Example |
&& | Logical AND | (num1==num2 && num1==num2) | false |
|| | Logical OR | (num1==num2 || num2==num3) | false |
! | Logical Not | !(num1==num2) | true |
JavaScript Assignment Operators
It is very important to know that assignment operator is not ‘equal to ‘ operator .The assignment operator is used to assign a value of an expression to a variable.
Check the following JavaScript assignment operators.
Operator | Description | Example with results |
= | Assign | 20+40 = 60 |
+= | Add and assign | var num1=20; num1+=20; Now num1 = 40 |
-= | Subtract and assign | var num1=40; num1-=20; Now num1 = 10 |
*= | Multiply and assign | var num1=10; num1*=40; Now num1 = 400 |
/= | Divide and assign | var num1=20; a/=5; Now num1 = 4 |
%= | Modulus and assign | var num1=10; num1%=2; Now num1 = 0 |
JavaScript Special Operators
The following are the examples of JavaScript special operators.
Operator | Description |
delete | It is used for deleting a property from the giving object. |
instanceof | Using this operator checks instanceof type giving object. |
new | This operator is used to create an instance object. |
typeof | This operator is used to check the type of object. |
void | This operator discards the return value of expression. |
yield | This is return the value of generator’s iterator |