C - Operators

An operator is a symbol that tells the compiler to perform some specific mathematical or logical calculation. C - Language is rich in built-in operators and provides the following types of operators.

S.No.

Operator Name

Operator Symbol

Arithmetic Operators

	+	Addition
	-	Subtraction
	/	Division
	*	Multiplication
	%	Modulus

Comparison/Relational Operators

	>	Greater than
	<	Less than
	>=	Greater than equals to
	<=	Less than equals to
	!=	Not equals to
	==	Equals to

Logical Operators

	&&	And
	\|\|	Or
	!	Not

Assignment Operator

Assignment

Compound Assignment Operators

	+=	Add and Assignment
	−=	Subtract and Assignment
	*=	Multiply and Assignment
	/=	Divide and Assignment
	%=	Modules and Assignment
	&= \|= <<= >>= ^=

sizeof() operator

calculate the size of the data type

Conditional or Ternary Operator

? :

Increment/Decrement Operator

	a++	Post Increment
	++a	Pre Increment
	a--	Post Decrement
	--a	Pre Decrement

Bitwise Operators

	&	And
	\|	Or
	<<	Left Shift
	>>	Right Shift
	^	Exclusive OR

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Other Operators

	,	comma
	.	dot
	->	arrow operator
	&	addressof
	*	Dereference
	()	Parentheses (function call)
	[]	Brackets (array subscript)