Question

Define the different types of operators in C.​

Answer 1

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

Arithmetic Operators

Relational Operators

Logical Operators

Bitwise Operators

Assignment Operators

Misc Operators

We will, in this chapter, look into the way each operator works.

Arithmetic Operators

The following table shows all the arithmetic operators supported by the C language. Assume variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20 then −

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Operator Description Example

+ Adds two operands. A + B = 30

− Subtracts second operand from the first. A − B = -10

* Multiplies both operands. A * B = 200

/ Divides numerator by de-numerator. B / A = 2

% Modulus Operator and remainder of after an integer division. B % A = 0

++ Increment operator increases the integer value by one. A++ = 11

-- Decrement operator decreases the integer value by one. A-- = 9

Relational Operators

The following table shows all the relational operators supported by C. Assume variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20 then −

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Operator Description Example

== Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not. If yes, then the condition becomes true. (A == B) is not true.

!= Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not. If the values are not equal, then the condition becomes true. (A != B) is true.

> Checks if the value of left operand is greater than the value of right operand. If yes, then the condition becomes true. (A > B) is not true.

< Checks if the value of left operand is less than the value of right operand. If yes, then the condition becomes true. (A < B) is true.

>= Checks if the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the value of right operand. If yes, then the condition becomes true. (A >= B) is not true.

<= Checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of right operand. If yes, then the condition becomes true. (A <= B) is true.

Logical Operators

Following table shows all the logical operators supported by C language. Assume variable A holds 1 and variable B holds 0, then −

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Operator Description Example

&& Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are non-zero, then the condition becomes true. (A && B) is false.

|| Called Logical OR Operator. If any of the two operands is non-zero, then the condition becomes true. (A || B) is true.

! Called Logical NOT Operator. It is used to reverse the logical state of its operand. If a condition is true, then Logical NOT operator will make it false. !(A && B) is true.

Bitwise Operators

Bitwise operator works on bits and perform bit-by-bit operation. The truth tables for &, |, and ^ is as follows −

p q p & q p | q p ^ q

0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 1

1 1 1 1 0

1 0 0 1 1

Assume A = 60 and B = 13 in binary format, they will be as follows −

A = 0011 1100

B = 0000 1101

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A&B = 0000 1100

A|B = 0011 1101