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ICSE Class 9 Computer Applications Question 3 of 21

Operators in Java — Question 3

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Explain the shorthand assignment operator with an example.

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Java provides shorthand assignment operators for all the arithmetic binary operators. Shorthand assignment operators follow the below syntax:

variable = variable operation expression;

Taking the example of shorthand addition operator, the expression x = x + 3 can be rewritten as x += 3;