Assignment Operators in Java with Example

Assignment Operators in Java is used to assign a value to the variable. The assignment operators(=) has right to left associativity. In many cases, the assignment operator can be combined with another operator to make a shorter version of a statement called a compound statement. for example, instead of =a+10, we can write a+=10.

In Java, we can use many assignment operators such as:

1. +=, This operator is used for adding left operand with right operand and then assigning it to a variable on the left.

2. -=,.This operator is used for subtracting left operand with right operand and then assigning it to a variable on the left.

3. *=, This operator is used for multiplying left operand with right operand and then assigning it to a variable on the left.

4. /=, This operator is used for dividing left operand with right operand and then assigning it to a variable on the left.

5. %=, This operator is used for modulo left operand with right operand and then assigning it to a variable on the left.

Example of Assignment Operators in Java:

class AssignmentOperator{  
   public static void main(String[] args){  
     int a = 20;  
     a += 3;  //20+3  
     System.out.println(a);  
     a -= 4;  //23-4  
     System.out.println(a);  
     a *= 2;  //19*2  
     System.out.println(a);  
     a /= 2;  //38/2  
     System.out.println(a); 
     a %= 2;  //19%2
     System.out.println(a);
    }
}  

Output:

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