1.5.5 Assignment

An assignment operator stores the value of the right expression into the left expression.

expression1 = expression2
The value of expression2 is stored in expression1.

expression1 *= expression2
The value of expression1 times expression2 is stored in expression1.

expression1 /= expression2
The value of expression1 divided by expression2 is stored in expression1.

expression1 %= expression2
The value of the remainder of expression1 divided by expression2 is stored in expression1.

expression1 += expression2
The value of expression1 plus expression2 is stored in expression1.

expression1 -= expression2
The value of expression1 minus expression2 is stored in expression1.

expression1 <<= shift_value
The value of expression1‘s bits are shifted to the left by shift_value and stored in expression1.

expression1 >>= shift_value
The value of expression1‘s bits are shifted to the right by shift_value and stored in expression1.

expression1 &= expression2
The value of the bitwise AND of expression1 and expression2 is stored in expression1.

e1e2Result
000
010
100
111


expression1 ^= expression2
The value of the bitwise XOR of expression1 and expression2 is stored in expression1.

e1e2Result
000
011
101
110


expression1 |= expression2
The value of the bitwise OR of expression1 and expression2 is stored in expression1.

e1e2Result
000
011
101
111