AppendixB.Java Operator Precedence Rules

Appendix B. Java Operator Precedence Rules

The table in this appendix lists the complete set of operators.^[1] Operators grouped on the same line have the same precedence. The table orders precedence groups from highest to lowest. In contrast with the binary operators + and -, the unary operators + and - are used in conjunction with a numeric literal or variable to express whether it is positive or negative.

^[1] [Arnold 2000].

postfix	[] . () ++
unary	++ + -
creation, cast	new (class)reference
multiplicative	* / %
additive	+ -
shift	<< >> >>>
relational	< > >= <= instanceof
equality	== !=
and	&
exclusive or	^
inclusive or	|
conditional and	&&
conditional or	||
ternary (conditional)	?:
assignment	= += -= *= /= %= >>= <<= >>>= &= ^= |=