Apex Developer Guide
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Operator Precedence
Operators are interpreted in order, according to rules.
Apex uses the following operator precedence rules:
| Precedence | Operators | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {} () ++ -- | Grouping and prefix increments and decrements |
| 2 | ~ ! -x +x (type) new | Unary operators, additive operators, type cast and object creation |
| 3 | * / | Multiplication and division |
| 4 | + - | Addition and subtraction |
| 5 | << >> >>> | Shift Operators |
| 6 | < <= > >= instanceof | Greater-than and less-than comparisons, reference tests |
| 7 | == != | Comparisons: equal and not-equal |
| 8 | & | Bitwise AND |
| 9 | ^ | Bitwise XOR |
| 10 | | | Bitwise OR |
| 11 | && | Logical AND |
| 12 | || | Logical OR |
| 13 | ?? | Null Coalescing |
| 14 | ?: | Ternary |
| 15 | = += -= *= /= &= <<= >>= >>>= | Assignment operators |