Operators

Last Updated: Jan 2026

Operators are special symbols that perform actions on values or variables.

Example: 5 + 3 — here + adds two numbers.

🧭 Types of Operators

Category	Operators	Purpose
Arithmetic	+, -, *, /, %	Basic math operations
Assignment & Compound	=, +=, -=, *=, /=, %=, &=, \|=, ^=, <<=, >>=	Store or update variable values
Comparison	==, !=, >, <, >=, <=	Compare two values (true(1)/false(0))
Logical	&&, \|\|, !	Combine or invert boolean conditions
Bitwise	&, \|, ^, ~, <<, >>, >>>	Work on bits of numbers
Unary	++, --	Increment/Decrement
Ternary (Conditional)	?:	Short form of if...else
Special Operators	sizeof, & *	Memory related

✏ Mini Example

int a = 7;
int b = 3;

printf("%d\n", a + b); // 10 (Arithmetic)
printf("%d\n", a > b); // (1))true (Comparison)
printf("%d\n", a > 5 && b < 5); // (1) true (Logical)

💡 Don't worry! We'll explore each of these in full detail in the next sections.

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