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Operations in JavaScript

Last updated on 10 Sep, 2022

In JavaScript we can perform different operations like arithmetic operations and logical operations.

Arithmetic Operations

We can add two or more numbers using + operator.

2 + 3; // 5
2.3 + 1.4; // 3.7

We can subtract one number from another using - operator.

5 - 3; // 2
2.3 - 1.4; // 0.9

2.3 - 1.4 in JavaScript returns 0.8999999999999999. Why? That is a separate topic.

Concatenation

When we use + operator with two strings, we can concatenate them.

"Hello" + "Apple"; // "HelloApple"

Operator and Operands

Consider following operation statement:

2 + 3;

In that 2 and 3 are called operands. + is called operator.

In the above statement, + has two operands. Therefore, plus(+) is a binary operator.

Negation Operator

Negation refers to opposite. If I have a value true, then negating it results in false.

!true; // false

Any truthy value in JavaScript can be negated to false. Example:

!1; // false
!"Apple"; // false
![]; // false

Similarly any falsy value can be negated to true. Example:

!0; // true
!""; // true

In case of negation operator, there is only one operand involved. Therefore ! operator is an unary operator.

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Joby Joseph
Web Architect