Appendix A. Operator Precedence Chart

A. Operator Precedence Chart

Operators are shown in decreasing order of precedence from top to bottom with each level of precedence separated by a horizontal line. Visual Basic operators associate from left to right.

Figure A.1. Operator precedence chart.

Operator	Type
TypeOf	type comparison
^	exponentiation
+	unary plus
-	unary minus
*	multiplication
/	division
\	integer division
Mod	modulus
+	addition
-	subtraction
&	concatenation
<<	bitwise left shift
>>	bitwise right shift
=	relational is equal to
<>	relational is not equal to
<	relational less than
<=	relational less than or equal to
>	relational greater than
>=	relational greater than or equal to
Like	pattern matching
Is	reference comparison
Not	logical negation
And	logical AND without short-circuit evaluation
AndAlso	logical AND with short-circuit evaluation
Or	logical inclusive OR without short-circuit evaluation
OrElse	logical inclusive OR with short-circuit evaluation
Xor	logical exclusive OR