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OPERATOR: assignment:
= += -= *= /= div= %= <<= >>= >>>= &= |= ^=

The assigment operators are used set the value of an operand by permitting shorthand versions of standard arithmetic operations. Please refer to the arithmetic operators.

=
The basic assignment operator is the equal sign, which assigns the value (literal or variable) on its right to the variable on its left:

Code:
x = a;

+= -= *= /= div= %=
The equal sign is combined with the +, -, *, /, div and % operators to give the following shorthand versions of standard arithmetic operations:

Code:

a += b	instead of	a = a + b
a -= b	instead of	a = a - b
a *= b	instead of	a = a * b
a /= b	instead of	a = a / b
a div= b	instead of	a = a div b
a %= b	instead of	a = a % b

<<= >>= >>>= &= |= ^=
The equal sign can also be combined with the <<, >>, >>>, &, |, and ^ operators to give the following shorthand versions of standard bitwise operations:

Code:

a <<= b	instead of	a = a << b
a >>= b	instead of	a = a >> b
a >>>= b	instead of	a = a >>> b
a &= b	instead of	a = a & b
a \|= b	instead of	a = a \| b
a ^= b	instead of	a = a ^ b