Operators Compared in Various Languages
This topic lists the operators for Visual Basic, C++, C#, and F#.
For details about operators in this language |
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C++ |
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C# |
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F# |
Operator Comparisons by Language
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Visual Basic |
C++ |
C# |
F# |
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Additive |
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Addition |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Subtraction |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multiplicative |
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Multiplication |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Division |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Integer division |
\ |
/1 |
/1 |
/ |
Modulus division (returning only the remainder) |
Mod (also works with floating point) |
% |
% |
% |
Exponentiation |
^ |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
** |
Assignment |
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Assignment |
= |
= |
= |
= |
Addition |
+= |
+= |
+= |
Not applicable |
Subtraction |
-= |
-= |
-= |
Not applicable |
Multiplication |
*= |
*= |
*= |
Not applicable |
Division |
/= |
/= |
/= |
Not applicable |
Integer division |
\= |
Not applicable |
/=1 |
Not applicable |
Exponentiation |
^= |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
String concatenation |
&= |
+= |
+= |
Not applicable |
Modulus division |
Not applicable |
%= |
%= |
Not applicable |
Left shift |
<<= |
<<= |
<<= |
Not applicable |
Right shift |
>>= |
>>= |
>>= |
Not applicable |
Bitwise AND |
Not applicable |
&= |
&= |
Not applicable |
Bitwise exclusive OR |
Not applicable |
^= |
^= |
Not applicable |
Bitwise inclusive OR |
Not applicable |
|= |
|= |
Not applicable |
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 |
Not applicable |
== |
= |
Reference type comparison |
TypeOf x Is Class1 |
Not applicable |
x is Class1 (also see as and typeof) |
:? |
String comparison |
= |
(There are functions to compare and concatenate strings) |
== |
= |
String concatenation |
& |
Not applicable |
+ |
+ |
Short circuited Boolean AND |
AndAlso |
&& |
&& |
&& |
Short circuited Boolean OR |
OrElse |
|| |
|| |
|| |
Bit shift |
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Left shift |
<< |
<< |
<< |
<<< |
Right shift |
>> |
>> |
>> |
>>> |
Scope resolution |
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Scope resolution |
. MyBase MyClass |
:: |
. base |
. base |
Postfix2 |
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Array element |
( ) |
[ ] |
[ ] |
[| |] |
Function call |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Type cast or conversion |
CInt CDbl ... CType |
(type) |
(type) |
:> :?> |
Member selection |
. ! |
. -> |
. |
. |
Postfix increment |
Not applicable |
++ |
++ |
Not applicable |
Postfix decrement |
Not applicable |
-- |
-- |
Not applicable |
Unary3 |
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Indirection |
Not applicable |
* |
* (unsafe mode only) |
! (for reference cells) |
Address of |
AddressOf |
& |
& (unsafe mode only; also see fixed) |
& |
Logical NOT |
Not |
! |
! |
not |
One's complement |
Not |
~ |
~ |
~~~ |
Prefix increment |
Not applicable |
++ |
++ |
Not applicable |
Prefix decrement |
Not applicable |
-- |
-- |
Not applicable |
Size of type |
Not applicable |
sizeof |
sizeof |
sizeof |
Comma |
Not applicable |
, |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Bitwise |
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Bitwise AND |
And |
& |
& |
&&& |
Bitwise exclusive OR |
Xor |
^ |
^ |
^^^ |
Bitwise inclusive OR |
Or |
| |
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||| |
Logical |
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Logical AND |
And |
& |
& |
&& |
Logical OR |
Or |
| |
| |
|| |
Conditional |
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Null coalescing |
If( ) |
Not applicable |
?? |
Not applicable |
Ternary conditional |
If( ) |
?: |
?: |
Not applicable |
Pointer to member |
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Pointer to member |
Not applicable |
.* -> |
. (Unsafe mode only) |
Not applicable |
Reference |
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Reference |
Not applicable |
& |
Not applicable (use reference types) |
ref |
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 Various Languages, with Code Examples
Controls and Programmable Objects Compared in Various Languages and Libraries