Microsoft® Visual C#® .NET 2003 Unleashed

Using C# Operators

C# provides several operators for arithmetic, logical, increment, decrement, and other operations. C# also provides for shorthand notations for common situations such as adding an amount to a variable. In addition, most of the C# operators can be overloaded by the developer. Overloading enables the developer to specify the behavior for the operator when applied to a specific type. Overloading will be covered later in this chapter. Table 3.1 provides a listing of all operators for C#.

Table 3.1. C# Operators

Category	Operator	Description	Can Overload?
Arithmetic	+	Addition	Yes
	-	Subtraction	Yes
	*	Multiplication	Yes
	/	Division	Yes
	%	Modulus remainder	Yes
Logical	&	Bitwise AND	Yes
	|	Bitwise OR	Yes
	^	Bitwise exclusive OR	Yes
	!	Logical negation	Yes
	~	Bitwise ...