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A typical thing to do with numbers is arithmetic.
JavaScript Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators perform arithmetic on numbers (literals or variables).
Operator Description
+ Addition
– Subtraction
* Multiplication
/ Division
% Modulus
++ Increment
— Decrement
Arithmetic Operations
A typical arithmetic operation operates on two numbers.
The two numbers can be literals:
Example
var x = 100 + 50;
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or variables:
Example
var x = a + b;
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or expressions:
Example
var x = (100 + 50) * a;
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Operators and Operands
The numbers (in an arithmetic operation) are called operands.
The operation (to be performed between the two operands) is defined by an operator.
Operand Operator Operand
100 + 50
The addition operator (+) adds numbers:
Adding
var x = 5;
var y = 2;
var z = x + y;
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The subtraction operator (-) subtracts numbers.
Subtracting
var x = 5;
var y = 2;
var z = x – y;
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The multiplication operator (*) multiplies numbers.
Multiplying
var x = 5;
var y = 2;
var z = x * y;
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The division operator (/) divides numbers.
Dividing
var x = 5;
var y = 2;
var z = x / y;
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The modular operator (%) returns the division remainder.
Modulus
var x = 5;
var y = 2;
var z = x % y;
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The increment operator (++) increments numbers.
Incrementing
var x = 5;
x++;
var z = x;
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The decrement operator (–) decrements numbers.
Decrementing
var x = 5;
x–;
var z = x;
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Operator Precedence
Operator precedence describes the order in which operations are performed in an arithmetic expression.
Example
var x = 100 + 50 * 3;
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Is the result of example above the same as 150 * 3, or is it the same as 100 + 150?
Is the addition or the multiplication done first?
As in traditional school mathematics, the multiplication is done first.
Multiplication (*) and division (/) have higher precedence than addition (+) and subtraction (-).
And (as in school mathematics) the precedence can be changed by using parentheses:
Example
var x = (100 + 50) * 3;
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When using parentheses, the operations inside the parentheses are computed first.
When many operations have the same precedence (like addition and subtraction), they are computed from left to right:
Example
var x = 100 + 50 – 3;
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JavaScript Operator Precedence Values
Value Operator Description Example
19 ( ) Expression grouping (3 + 4)
18 . Member person.name
18 [] Member person[“name”]
17 () Function call myFunction()
17 new Create new Date()
16 ++ Postfix Increment i++
16 — Postfix Decrement i–
15 ++ Prefix Increment ++i
15 — Prefix Decrement –i
15 ! Logical not !(x==y)
15 typeof Type typeof x
14 * Multiplication 10 * 5
14 / Division 10 / 5
14 % Modulo division 10 % 5
14 ** Exponentiation 10 ** 2
13 + Addition 10 + 5
13 – Subtraction 10 – 5
12 << Shift left x << 2
12 >> Shift right x >> 2
12 >>> Shift right (unsigned) x >>> 2
11 < Less than x < y
11 <= Less than or equal x <= y
11 > Greater than x > y
11 >= Greater than or equal x >= y
10 == Equal x == y
10 === Strict equal x === y
10 != Unequal x != y
10 !== Strict unequal x !== y
6 && Logical and x && y
5 || Logical or x || y
3 = Assignment x = y
3 += Assignment x += y
3 -= Assignment x -= y
3 *= Assignment x *= y
3 %= Assignment x %= y
3 <<= Assignment x <<= y
3 >>= Assignment x >>= y
3 >>>= Assignment x >>>= y
3 &= Assignment x &= y
3 ^= Assignment x ^= y
3 |= Assignment x |= y
Pale red entries indicates experimental or proposed technology (ECMASScript 2016 or ES7)
Expressions in parentheses are fully computed before the value is used in the rest of the expression.
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