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.

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

The value of x, after the execution of the statements above is 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
+	Addition	x=y+2	x=7	y=5
-	Subtraction	x=y-2	x=3	y=5
*	Multiplication	x=y*2	x=10	y=5
/	Division	x=y/2	x=2.5	y=5
%	Modulus (division remainder)	x=y%2	x=1	y=5
++	Increment	x=++y	x=6	y=6
		x=y++	x=5	y=6
--	Decrement	x=--y	x=4	y=4
		x=y--	x=5	y=4

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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
=	x=y		x=5
+=	x+=y	x=x+y	x=15
-=	x-=y	x=x-y	x=5
*=	x*=y	x=x*y	x=50
/=	x/=y	x=x/y	x=2
%=	x%=y	x=x%y	x=0

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The + Operator Used on Strings

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

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

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

After the execution of the statements above, the variable txt3 contains "What a verynice day".

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

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

or insert a space into the expression:

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

After the execution of the statements above, the variable txt3 contains:

"What a very nice day"

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Adding Strings and Numbers

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

Example x=5+5; document.write(x); x="5"+"5"; document.write(x); x=5+"5"; document.write(x); x="5"+5; document.write(x);