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Operator Precedence in Java

NOTE: Use explicit parentheses when there is even the possibility of confusion.

The operators in Java, shown in order of precedence - from highest to lowest

Priority Operators Operation Associativity
[ ] array index
1 () method call left
. member access

++ pre- or postfix increment

-- pre- or postfix decrement
+ - unary plus, minus
2 ~ bitwise NOT right
! boolean (logical) NOT
(type) type cast
new object creation

3 * / % multiplication, division, remainder left

+ - addition, substraction
4 left
+ string concatenation

<< signed bit shift left

5 >> signed bit shift right left
>>> unsigned bit shift right

< <= less than, less than or equal to

6 > >= greater than, greater than or equal to left
instanceof reference test

== equal to
7 left
!= not equal to

& bitwise AND

8 left
& boolean (logical) AND

^ bitwise XOR
9 left
^ boolean (logical) XOR

| bitwise OR
10 left
| boolean (logical) OR

11 && boolean (logical) AND left

12 || boolean (logical) OR left

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13 ? : conditional right

= assignment
*= /= += -= %=

14 combinated assignment right

<<= >>= >>>=
(operation and assignment)

&= ^= |=

Further reading
Java Language Specification SE :
Evaluation Order (Expressions )

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