HP C A.06.05 Reference Manual

Expressions and Operators
Assignment Operators (=, +=, -=, *=, /=, %=,<<=, >>=, &=, ^=, |=)
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Assignment Operators (=, +=, -=, *=, /=, %=,<<=, >>=, &=, ^=, |=)
Syntax
lvalue = expression Simple assignment.
lvalue += expression Addition and assignment.
lvalue -= expression Subtraction and assignment.
lvalue *= expression Multiplication and assignment.
lvalue /= expression Division and assignment.
lvalue %= expression Modulo division and assignment.
lvalue <<= expression Left shift and assignment.
lvalue >>= expression Right shift and assignment.
lvalue &= expression Bitwise AND and assignment.
lvalue ^= expression Bitwise XOR and assignment.
lvalue |= expression Bitwise OR and assignment.
Arguments
lvalue Any expression that refers to a region of storage that can be manipulated.
expression Any legal expression.
Description
The assignment operators assign new values to variables. The equal sign (=) is the
fundamental assignment operator in C. The other assignment operators provide shorthand
ways to represent common variable assignments.
The Assignment Operator (=)
When the compiler encounters an equal sign, it processes the statement on the right side of
the sign and assigns the result to the variable on the left side. For example: