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Operators in C Part 1

Operators are symbols used to perform certain operations on the data. There are basically 5 types of operators :

Arithmetic Operators
Assignment Operators
Comparision Operators
Logical Operators
Bitwise Operators

Today, we are going to look at arithmetic and assignment operators.

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Arithmetic Operators
Binary Operators
Unary Operators
Assignment Operators

Arithmetic Operators

They are used to perform mathematical operations on values. They are of two types :

Binary Operators
Unary Operators

Binary Operators

These are the operators which work on at least two operands(or numbers). For example, you need addition, multiplication, division, etc.For example.


    #include <stdio.h>
    void main()
    {
        int a=5;
        int b=10;
        int c=a+b;
        int d=a-b;

        printf("%d + %d = %d ",a,b,c);
        printf("%d - %d = %d ",a,b,d);

        //Or, we can simply do it without creating any variables.
        printf("%d X %d = %d ",a,b,a*b);
        printf("%d / %d = %d ",b,a,b/a);
    }

Output

    5 + 10 = 15
    5 - 10 = -5
    5 * 10 = 50
    10 / 5 = 2

Unary Operators

They work on only one operand(or number). They are majorly of 4 types -

Pre-increment - First increase the value by 1 and then prints it.
Pre-decrement - First decrease the value by 1 and then prints it.
Post-increment - First prints the value and then increases it by 1.
Post-decrement - First prints the value and then decreases it by 1.


    #include
    void main()
    {
    int a=4;
    printf("Value of a = %d",a);
    printf("Value of ++a = %d",++a);     // a becomes 5
    printf("Value of --a = %d",--a);     // a becomes 4
    printf("Value of a++ = %d",a++);     // a becomes 5 but prints 4
    printf("Value of a = %d",a);       // Current value of a is 5
    printf("Value of a-- = %d",a--);     //Now a is 5 so print 5 and then decrement
    printf("Value of a = %d",a);       // Current value of a is 4
    }

Output

    Value of a = 4
    Value of ++a = 5
    Value of --a = 4
    Value of a++ = 4
    Value of a = 5
    Value of a-- = 5
    Value of a = 4

Assignment Operators

The (=) operator is used to assign values to variables. For example -


    #include <stdio.h>
    void main()
    {
    int a=4;
    printf("Value of a = %d",a);
    //Make b equal to a
    int b=a;
    printf("Value of b = %d",b);
    b=7;
    //Value of a remains unchanged
    printf("Value of a = %d",a);
    printf("Value of b = %d",b);
    }

Output

    Value of a = 4
    Value of b = 4
    Value of a = 4
    Value of b = 7

It is of 4 types as follows :

Addition Assignment : a+=2; (Same as a=a+2;)
Subtraction Assignment : a-=2; (Same as a=a-2;)
Multiplication Assignment : a*=2; (Same as a=a*2;)
Division Assignment : a/=2; (Same as a=a/2;)


    #include <stdio.h>
    void main()
    {   
    int a;
    printf("Enter the value of a :");
    scanf("%d",&a);
    a+=2;   
    printf("Value of a after adding 2 = %d ",a);
    }

Output

    Enter the value of a:10
    Value of a after adding 2 = 12