Building Blocks in Java

Multiple Operators in Java

So far, we've only used one operator at a time in our expressions. But there might be cases where we need to use multiple operators in a single line.

Let’s look at an example -

class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) { 
     int x = 6 / 2 + 4 * 8 - 2; 
     System.out.println(x); 
   }
}

Output

Explanation -

Step1 - First, the division (6 / 2) is calculated, resulting in 3.

Step2 - Then, the multiplication (4 * 8) is done, resulting in 32.

Step3 - Next, the addition (3 + 32) is performed, resulting in 35.

Step4 - Finally, the subtraction (35 - 2) gives us 33.

In order to make code more readable, it’s good practice to use parenthesis () when dealing with multiple operators in a single line.

The above can be written as -

int x = (6 / 2) + (4 * 8) - 2;

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