Operators and Expressions

Operators are used for processing the data. By combining the operators with variables and constants, we create expressions.

 int number1, number2, sum; number1=10; number2=20; sum=number1 + number2;

In the last statement, we are adding the two variables using the + symbol. The `+' symbol is the operator.

C# has various operators. Mathematical operators are used for mathematical calculations-

Operator	Use
+	Addition
-	Subtraction
*	Multiplication
/	Division
%	Remainder of a division

Some other frequently used operators are logical operators. They compare two values and give a result as either `true' or `false'. They are mostly used with decision-making statements:

==	Equal
!=	Not equal
>	Greater than
<	Less than
>=	Greater than or equal to
<=	Less than or equal to
&&	Checks multiple conditions. If all the conditions are true, the result is `true'. If any one condition is false, the result is `false'.
||	Checks multiple conditions. If any one of the conditions is true, the result is `true'. If all the conditions are false, the result is `false'.

Consider the following:

 int x,y,z; x=10; y=25; z=10;

Now, let us check the following statements -

 if(x==y) 

// this will result in false since x and y are not equal

 if(x==z) 

// this will result in true since x and z are equal

 if(x>=z) 

// result is true

 if(y<z) 

// result is false

 if( (x<y) && (y>z) ) 

// since x is less than y and y is greater than z, both conditions

are true. Hence, the result is true.

 if( (x<y) && (y<z) ) 

// since x is less than y but y is not less than z, one condition

is false. Hence, the result is false.

 if( (x<y) || (y<z) ) 

// here, though y is not less than z, since x is less than y, one

condition is true. Hence, the result is true.

 if( (x>y) || (y<z) ) 

// here, neither y is less than z nor x is greater than y. Both

conditions are false. Hence, the result is false.