JavaScript Operators

= is used to assign values.

+ is used to add values.

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The assignment operator = is used to assign values to JavaScript variables.

The arithmetic operator + is used to add values together.

Example

Assign values to variables and add them together:

y=5;
z=2;
x=y+z;

The result of x will be:

7

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JavaScript Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic operators are used to perform arithmetic between variables and/or values.

Given that y=5, the table below explains the arithmetic operators:

Operator	Description	Example	Result of x	Result of y	Try it
+	Addition	x=y+2	7	5	Try it »
-	Subtraction	x=y-2	3	5	Try it »
*	Multiplication	x=y*2	10	5	Try it »
/	Division	x=y/2	2.5	5	Try it »
%	Modulus (division remainder)	x=y%2	1	5	Try it »
++	Increment	x=++y	6	6	Try it »
		x=y++	5	6	Try it »
--	Decrement	x=--y	4	4	Try it »
		x=y--	5	4	Try it »

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JavaScript Assignment Operators

Assignment operators are used to assign values to JavaScript variables.

Given that x=10 and y=5, the table below explains the assignment operators:

Operator	Example	Same As	Result	Try it
=	x=y		x=5	Try it »
+=	x+=y	x=x+y	x=15	Try it »
-=	x-=y	x=x-y	x=5	Try it »
*=	x*=y	x=x*y	x=50	Try it »
/=	x/=y	x=x/y	x=2	Try it »
%=	x%=y	x=x%y	x=0	Try it »

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The + Operator Used on Strings

The + operator can also be used to add string variables or text values together.

Example

To add two or more string variables together, use the + operator.

txt1="What a very";
txt2="nice day";
txt3=txt1+txt2;

The result of txt3 will be:

What a verynice day

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To add a space between the two strings, insert a space into one of the strings:

Example

txt1="What a very ";
txt2="nice day";
txt3=txt1+txt2;

The result of txt3 will be:

What a very nice day

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or insert a space into the expression:

Example

txt1="What a very";
txt2="nice day";
txt3=txt1+" "+txt2;

The result of txt3 will be:

What a very nice day

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Adding Strings and Numbers

Adding two numbers, will return the sum, but adding a number and a string will return a string:

Example

x=5+5;
y="5"+5;
z="Hello"+5;

The result of x,y, and z will be:

10
55
Hello5

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The rule is: If you add a number and a string, the result will be a string!