JavaScript : Assignment Operator

The next very logically named operator in a chain is...

assignment operator!

And as you might have guessed, we use these to assign values to variables in JavaScript.

JavaScript : Assignment Operator

Assignment operators assign special values to variables.

• = Specifies a value for the variable.

• += Assigns to the variable and adds the value.

• -= Assigns a value to a variable and subtracts it.

• *= assigns a value to the variable and does the multiplication.

• /= Specifies the value and splits the variable.

• %= Specifies and adds the modulus or modulus to the variable.

Operators	Meaning	Examples	Equivalent Statement	Results
=	Equal	x = 8	x = 8	8
+=	Plus Equal	​x += 2	x = x + 2	10
-=	Minus Equal	x -= 3	x = x - 3	5
*=	Multiplication Equal	x *= 2	x = x * 2	16
/=	Division Equal	x /= 2	x = x / 2	4
%=	Modulus Equal	x %= 3	x = x % 3	​2

<> कोड उदाहरण :

Conscious! - You can use multiple assignment operators in one line, such as x -= y += 9

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