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Assignment Operators

Here are the common assignment operators:

=

Used to assign a value to a variable.

+=

Used to increment a variable’s value. For example, a += 3 increments the value of a by 3, and is equivalent to the statement a = a + 3.

-=

Used to decrement a variable’s value. For example, a -=3 decrements the value of a by 3, and is equivalent to the statement a = a - 3.

*=

Used to multiply a variable’s value by a specified value. For example, a *= 3 causes the variable a to be assigned a value equal to itself multiplied by 3, and is equivalent to the statement a = a * 3.

/=

Used to divide a variable’s value by a specified value. For example, a /=3 causes the variable a to be assigned a value equal to itself divided by 3, and is equivalent to the statement a = a / 3.

%=

Used to assign a variable a value equal to the remainder of a division operation between itself and a specified value. For example, a %=3 causes the variable a to be assigned a value that is equal to the remainder of the operation a/3, and is equivalent to the statement a = a % 3.