Category > Operators

 

Item	Description
$	Substring operator (binary): search substring in string.
%	Modulus operator (binary): calculates the remainder of a division.
& (bitwise AND)	Bitwise AND operator (binary): performs a logical AND operation.
& (macro operator)	Macro operator (unary): compiles a character string at runtime.
( )	Execution or grouping operator.
*	Multiplication operator (binary): multiplys numeric values.
**	Exponentiation (binary): raises a number to the power of an exponent.
+	Plus operator: add values, concatenate values and unary positive.
++	Increment operator (unary): prefix / postfix increment.
-	Minus operator: add values, concatenate values and unary negative.
--	Decrement operator (unary): Prefix / postfix decrement
->	Alias operator (binary): identifies a work area.
.AND.	Logical AND operator (binary).
.NOT.	Logical NOT operator (unary).
.OR.	Logical OR operator (binary).
/	Division operator (binary): divides numeric values.
:	Send operator (unary): sends a message to an object.
<	Less than operator (binary): compares the size of two values.
<<	Left-shift operator (binary): shifts bits to the left.
<=	Less than or equal operator (binary): compares the size of two values.
<> != #	Not equal operator (binary): compares two values for inequality.
<|| >	Extended literal code block.
= (assignment)	Simple assignment operator (binary): assigns a value to a variable.
= (comparison)	Equal operator (binary): compares two values for equality.
= (compound assignment)	Compound assignment (binary): inline operation with assignment.
==	Exact equal operator (binary): compares two values for identity.
>	Greater than operator (binary): compares the size of two values.
>=	Greater than or equal operator (binary): compares the size of two values.
>>	Right-shift operator (binary): shifts bits to the right.
@	Pass-by-reference operator (unary): passes variables by reference.
@()	Function-reference operator (unary): obtains a function pointer.
HAS	Searches a character string for a matching regular expression.
IN	Searches a value in another value.
LIKE	Compares a character string with a regular expression.
[ ] (array)	Array element operator (unary): retrieves array elements.
[ ] (string)	Character operator (unary): retrieves a character from a string.
ˆˆ	Bitwise XOR operator (binary): performs a logical XOR operation.
{ }	Literal array.
{=>}	Literal hash.
{ˆ }	Literal DateTime value.
{|| }	Literal code block.
| (bitwise OR)	Bitwise OR operator (binary): performs a logical OR operation.