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Assignment Operators in C: Usage and Examples
An assignment operator is used for assigning a value to a variable. The most common assignment operator is =
| Operator | Example | Same as |
|---|---|---|
| = | a = b | a = b |
| += | a += b | a = a+b |
| -= | a -= b | a = a-b |
| *= | a *= b | a = a*b |
| /= | a /= b | a = a/b |
| %= | a %= b | a = a%b |
Assignment operator supported by C are as follows.
| operator | description | example |
|---|---|---|
| = | assigns values from right side operands to left side operand | A=B |
| += | adds right operand to the left operand and assign the result to left | A+=B is same as A=A+B |
| -= | subtracts right operand from the left operand and assign the result to left operand | A-=B is same as A=A-B |
| *= | mutiply left operand with the right operand and assign the result to left operand | A*=B is same as A=A*B |
| /= | divides left operand with the right operand and assign the result to left operand | A/=B is same as A=A/B |
| %= | calculate modulus using two operands and assign the result to left operand | A%=B is same as A=A%B |
| <<= | Left shift AND assignment operator. | A <<= 2 is same as A = A<< 2 |
| >>= | Right shift AND assignment operator. | A >>= 2 is same as A = A >> 2 |
| &= | Bitwise AND assignment operator. | A &= 2 is same as A = A & 2 |
| ^= | bitwise exclusive OR and assignment operator. | A ^= 2 is same as A = A ^ 2 |
| |= | bitwise inclusive OR and assignment operator. | A |= 2 is same as A = A | 2 |
Program
// C Program to demonstrate the working of logical operators
#include
int main()
{
int a = 5;
int b = 10;
int c = 0;
c = a + b;
printf("c = a + b = %d \n",c);
c += a ;
printf("c += a = %d \n",c);
c -= a ;
printf("c -= a = %d \n",c);
c *= a ;
printf("c *= a = %d \n",c);
a = 10;
c = 15;
c /= a ;
printf("c /= a = %d \n",c);
a = 10;
c = 15;
c %= a ;
printf("c %= a = %d \n",c);
c &= a ;
printf("c &= a = %d \n",c);
c ^= a ;
printf("c ^= a = %d \n",c);
c |= a ;
printf("c |= a = %d \n",c);
c = 2 ;
printf("c >>= 2 = %d \n",c);
c >>= 2 ;
printf("c >>= 2 = %d \n",c);
}Output
c = a + b = 15
c += a = 20
c -= a = 15
c *= a = 75
c /= a = 1
c = a = 5
c &= a = 0
c ^= a = 10
c |= a = 10
c = 2 = 10
c >>= 2 = 2
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