Java Syntax from the Ground Up - Java in a Nutshell - page 33

P A Operator Operand type(s) Operation performed

string, any String concatenation

+

11 L integer, integer Left shift

<<

a x

integer, integer Right shift with sign extension

>>

integer, integer Right shift with zero extension

>>>

10 L

< , <=

number, number Less than, less than or equal

> , >=

number, number Greater than, greater than or equal

instanceof reference, type

Type comparison

9 L primitive, primitive Equal (have identical values)

==

primitive, primitive Not equal (have diferent values)

!=

reference, reference Equal (refer to same object)

==

reference, reference Not equal (refer to diferent objects)

!=

8 L & integer, integer Bitwise AND

boolean, boolean Boolean AND

&

7 L integer, integer Bitwise XOR

^

boolean, boolean Boolean XOR

^

6 L integer, integer Bitwise OR

|

boolean, boolean Boolean OR

|

5 L && boolean, boolean Conditional AND

4 L boolean, boolean Conditional OR

||

3 R ? : boolean, any Conditional (ternary) operator

2 R = variable, any Assignment

*= , /= , %= ,

variable, any Assignment with operation