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Java Unary Operators

By Mike Prestwood

Posted 16 years ago on 11/6/2008 and updated 1/29/2009

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General Info: Unary Operator

An operation with only one operand (a single input). Common unary operators include + plus, - minus, and bitwise not. Some operators can function as both unary and binary operators. For example, + and - operators can serve as either.

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What unary operators are supported in additoin to the standard plus, minus, and bitwise not.

Java Unary Operators

An operation with only one operand (a single input). The Java unary operators are ++, --, +, -, ~, and !.

+ Indicates positive value (numbers are positive without this)
- Negates an expression
++ Increment operator by 1
-- Decrement operator by 1
! Logical complement operator (inverts the value of a boolean)
~ Bitwise inversion operator (works on integral data types)

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