5.3. Precedence and Associativity Rules for Operators

Precedence and associativity rules are necessary for deterministic evaluation of expressions. The operators are summarized in Table 5.2. The majority of them are discussed in subsequent sections in this chapter.

Table 5.2. Operator Summary

Postfix operators	[] . (parameters)expression++expression--
Unary prefix operators	++expression --expression +expression -expression ~ !
Unary prefix creation and cast	new (type)
Multiplicative	* / %
Additive	+ -
Shift	<< >> >>>
Relational	< <= > >= instanceof
Equality	== !=
Bitwise/logical AND	&
Bitwise/logical XOR	^
Bitwise/logical OR	|
Conditional AND	&&
Conditional OR	||
Conditional	?:
Assignment	= += -= *= /= %= <<= >>= >>>= &= ^= |=