JavaScript Operators
Operators allow you to get one or more simple expressions and combine them to form a more complex expression.
Operators allow you to get one or more simple expressions and combine them to form a more complex expression.
We can classify operators based on the operands they work with.
Most operators work with 2 operands:
- Addition (
+
) - Subtraction (-)
- Division (/)
- Remainder (%)
- Multiplication (*)
- Exponentiation (**)
- Assignment (=)
- Comparison operators (
<
,<=
etc) - Equality checks (
==
,!==
etc) - Logical
and
andor
instanceof
in
Some operators work with 1 operand:
- Increment (
++
) - Decrement (
--
) - Unary negation (
-
) - Unary plus (
+
) - Logical not (
!
) new
delete
typeof
await
- The spread operator
Just one operator works with 3 operands: the ternary operator.
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