JavaScript: Assignment Operators
Assignment Operators
An assignment operator assigns a value to its left operand based on the value
of its right operand. The first operand must be a variable and basic assignment operator is equal (=), which assigns
the value of its right operand to its left operand. That is, a = b assigns the value of b to a.
In addition to the regular assignment operator "=" the other assignment operators are shorthand for standard operations, as shown
in the following table.
| Shorthand | Expression | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a +=b | a = a + b | Adds 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first. |
| a -= b | a = a - b | Subtracts 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first. |
| a *= b | a = a*b | Multiplies 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first. |
| a /=b | a = a/b | Divides 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first. |
| a %= b | a = a%b | Computes the modulus of 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first. |
| a<<=b | a = a<<b | Performs a left shift and assigns the result to the first operand. |
| a>>=b | a = a>>b | Performs a sign-propagating right shift and assigns the result to the first operand. |
| a>>>=b | a = a>>>b | Performs a zero-fill right shift and assigns the result to the first operand. |
| a&= b | a = a&b | Performs a bitwise AND and assigns the result to the first operand. |
| a^= b | a = a^b | Performs a bitwise XOR and assigns the result to the first operand. |
| a |=b | a = a|b | Performs a bitwise OR and assigns the result to the first operand. |
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