Summary of Java Operators
| Operator | Description | Example |
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| . (period, "dot") | Class member | x.toString()
| | [ ] | Array element | x[1]
| | ( ) | Parentheses | (x+1)*2
| | instanceof | Test object type | x instanceof Object
| | ~ (tilde) | Ones complement | ~0xF7
| | ! (exclamation, "not") | Logical negation | !booleanVar
| | ++ | Increment by one | x++ ++x
| | -- | Decrement by one | x-- --x
| | * (asterisk, "times") | Multiply | x*y
| | / | Division | x/y
| | % | Modulus | x%y
| | + | Addition, Concatenation | x+y
| | - | Subtraction | x-y
| | << | Left shift | x << 2
| | >> | Signed right shift | x >> 2
| | >>> | Unsigned right shift | x >>> 2
| | > | Greater than | x > y
| | < | Less than | x<y
| | >= | Greater than or equal to | x >= y
| | <= | Less than or equal to | x <= y
| | == | Equals | x == y
| | != | Not equal | x != y
| | & | bitwise and | x & y
| | ^ | bitwise exclusive or | x ^ y
| | | | bitwise or | x | y
| | && | logical and | x && y
| | || | logical or | x || y
| | ?: | ternary operator | x ? y : z
| | = | assignment operator | x = y
| | op= | assignment with operator | x op= y
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