Operators Compared in Different Languages
This topic lists the operators for Visual Basic, C++, C#, JScript, and Visual FoxPro.
For details about operators in this language |
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JScript |
Operator Comparisons by Language
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Visual Basic |
C++ |
C# |
JScript |
Visual FoxPro |
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Additive |
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Addition |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Subtraction |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multiplicative |
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Multiplication |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Division |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Integer division |
\ |
/1 |
/1 |
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Modulus division (returning only the remainder) |
Mod (also works with floating point) |
% |
% |
% (also works with floating point) |
% Mod |
Exponentiation |
^ |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
^ ** |
Assignment |
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Assignment |
= |
= |
= |
= |
= |
Addition |
+= |
+= |
+= |
+= |
+ |
Subtraction |
-= |
-= |
-= |
-= |
- |
Multiplication |
*= |
*= |
*= |
*= |
* |
Division |
/= |
/= |
/= |
/= |
/ |
Integer division |
\= |
n/a |
/=1 |
n/a |
n/a |
Exponentiation |
^= |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
String concatenation |
&= |
+= |
+= |
+= |
+ - $ |
Modulus division |
n/a |
%= |
%= |
%= |
% |
Left shift |
<<= |
<<= |
<<= |
<<= |
BITLSHIFT( ) |
Right shift |
>>= |
>>= |
>>= |
>>= |
BITRSHIFT( ) |
Bitwise AND |
n/a |
&= |
&= |
&= |
BITAND( ) |
Bitwise exclusive OR |
n/a |
^= |
^= |
^= |
BITXOR( ) |
Bitwise inclusive OR |
n/a |
|= |
|= |
|= |
BITOR( ) |
Null coalescing |
If( ) |
n/a |
?? |
n/a |
n/a |
Relational and equality |
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Less than |
< |
< |
< |
< |
< |
Less than or equal to |
<= |
<= |
<= |
<= |
<= |
Greater than |
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
Greater than or equal to |
>= |
>= |
>= |
>= |
>= |
Equal |
= |
== |
== |
== |
= |
Not equal |
<> |
!= |
!= |
!= |
<> # != |
Reference variable comparison |
Is IsNot |
n/a |
== |
== |
COMPOBJ( ) |
Reference type comparison |
TypeOf x Is Class1 |
n/a |
x is Class1 (also see as and typeof) |
instanceof |
n/a |
String comparison |
= |
(There are functions to compare and concatenate strings) |
== |
== |
= |
CString concatenation |
& |
n/a |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Short circuited Boolean AND |
AndAlso |
&& |
&& |
&& |
AND .AND. |
Short circuited Boolean OR |
OrElse |
|| |
|| |
|| |
n/a |
Bit shift |
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Left shift |
<< |
<< |
<< |
<< |
n/a |
Right shift |
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> >>> |
n/a |
Scope resolution |
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Scope resolution |
. MyBase MyClass |
:: |
. base |
n/a |
:: |
Postfix2 |
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Array element |
( ) |
[ ] |
[ ] |
[ ] |
[ ] ( ) |
Function call |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Type cast or conversion |
CInt CDbl ... CType |
(type) |
(type) |
type( ) |
n/a |
Member selection |
. ! |
. -> |
. |
. |
. |
Postfix increment |
n/a |
++ |
++ |
++ |
n/a |
Postfix decrement |
n/a |
-- |
-- |
-- |
n/a |
Unary3 |
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Indirection |
n/a |
* |
* (unsafe mode only) |
n/a |
n/a |
Address of |
AddressOf |
& |
& (unsafe mode only; also see fixed) |
n/a |
n/a |
Logical NOT |
Not |
! |
! |
! |
! NOT .NOT. |
One's complement |
Not |
~ |
~ |
~ |
BITNOT( ) |
Prefix increment |
n/a |
++ |
++ |
++ |
n/a |
Prefix decrement |
n/a |
-- |
-- |
-- |
n/a |
Size of type |
n/a |
sizeof |
sizeof |
n/a |
n/a |
Comma |
n/a |
, |
n/a |
, |
n/a |
Bitwise |
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Bitwise AND |
And |
& |
& |
& |
BITAND( ) |
Bitwise exclusive OR |
Xor |
^ |
^ |
^ |
BITXOR( ) |
Bitwise inclusive OR |
Or |
| |
| |
| |
BITOR( ) |
Logical |
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Logical AND |
And |
& |
& |
&& |
AND .AND. |
Logical OR |
Or |
| |
| |
|| |
OR .OR. |
Conditional |
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Ternary conditional |
If( ) |
?: |
?: |
?: |
n/a |
Pointer to member |
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Pointer to member |
n/a |
.* -> |
. (Unsafe mode only) |
n/a |
n/a |
Reference |
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Reference |
n/a |
& |
n/a (use reference types) |
n/a |
@ |
1. The division operator is overloaded to handle both integer and floating-point division, depending on the operands.
2. Postfix operators have the highest order of precedence in expression evaluation.
3. Unary operators appear before the operand and associate from right to left.
See Also
Reference
Programming Concepts Compared in Different Languages with Code Examples
Controls and Programmable Objects Compared in Different Languages and Libraries
Other Resources
Change History
Date |
History |
Reason |
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August 2008 |
Updated references to If operator, ^=, and string equality operator in Visual Basic. |
Customer feedback. |