Operators in C Programming

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Operators

In C programming, operators are symbols that are used to perform operations on operands. Operands can be variables, constants, or expressions. There are several types of operators in C:

1. Arithmetic Operators: These operators perform mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and modulus.

  • Addition +
  • Subtraction -
  • Multiplication *
  • Division /
  • Modulus %

2. Relational Operators: These operators compare the values of two operands and return a Boolean value (true or false).

  • Equal to ==
  • Not equal to !=
  • Greater than >
  • Less than <
  • Greater than or equal to >=
  • Less than or equal to <=

3. Logical Operators: These operators are used to perform logical operations on Boolean values (true or false).

  • Logical AND &&
  • Logical OR ||
  • Logical NOT !

4. Assignment Operators: These operators are used to assign values to variables.

  • Assignment =
  • Compound assignment operators like +=, -=, *=, /=, %= etc.

5. Increment and Decrement Operators: These operators are used to increase or decrease the value of a variable by one.

  • Increment ++
  • Decrement --

6. Bitwise Operators: These operators perform operations at the bit level.

  • Bitwise AND &
  • Bitwise OR |
  • Bitwise XOR ^
  • Bitwise NOT ~
  • Left shift <<
  • Right shift >>

7. Conditional Operator (Ternary Operator): This operator is used for decision making in a single line.

  • condition ? expr1 : expr2

8. sizeof Operator: This operator returns the size of a variable or data type.

  • sizeof

9. Comma Operator: This operator is used to separate expressions.

  • ,

Understanding and effectively using these operators is essential for writing efficient and readable C code.

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