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Perl - Operators

What is an Operator?

Simple answer can be given using the expression 4 + 5 is equal to 9. Here 4 and 5 are called operands and + is called operator. Perl language supports many operator types, but following is a list of important and most frequently used operators −

  1. Arithmetic Operators

  2. Equality Operators

  3. Logical Operators

  4. Assignment Operators

  5. Bitwise Operators

  6. Logical Operators

  7. Quote-like Operators

  8. Miscellaneous Operators

Lets have a look at all the operators one by one.

Perl Arithmetic Operators

Assume variable $a holds 10 and variable $b holds 20, then following are the Perl arithmatic operators −

Sr.No.

Operator & Description

1

+ ( Addition ) Adds values on either side of the operator Example − $a + $b will give 30

2

- (Subtraction) Subtracts right hand operand from left hand operand Example − $a - $b will give -10

3

* (Multiplication) Multiplies values on either side of the operator Example − $a * $b will give 200

4

/ (Division) Divides left hand operand by right hand operand Example − $b / $a will give 2

5

% (Modulus) Divides left hand operand by right hand operand and returns remainder Example − $b % $a will give 0

6

* (Exponent) Performs exponential (power) calculation on operators Example − $a*$b will give 10 to the power 20

Perl Equality Operators

These are also called relational operators. Assume variable $a holds 10 and variable $b holds 20 then, lets check the following numeric equality operators −

Sr.No.

Operator & Description

1

== (equal to) Checks if the value of two operands are equal or not, if yes then condition becomes true. Example − ($a == $b) is not true.

2

!= (not equal to) Checks if the value of two operands are equal or not, if values are not equal then condition becomes true. Example − ($a != $b) is true.

3

<⇒ Checks if the value of two operands are equal or not, and returns -1, 0, or 1 depending on whether the left argument is numerically less than, equal to, or greater than the right argument. Example − ($a <⇒ $b) returns -1.

4

> (greater than) Checks if the value of left operand is greater than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. Example − ($a > $b) is not true.

5

< (less than) Checks if the value of left operand is less than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. Example − ($a < $b) is true.

6

>= (greater than or equal to) Checks if the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. Example − ($a >= $b) is not true.

7

⇐ (less than or equal to) Checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. Example − ($a ⇐ $b) is true.

Below is a list of equity operators. Assume variable $a holds "abc" and variable $b holds "xyz" then, lets check the following string equality operators −

Sr.No.

Operator & Description

1

lt Returns true if the left argument is stringwise less than the right argument. Example − ($a lt $b) is true.

2

gt Returns true if the left argument is stringwise greater than the right argument. Example − ($a gt $b) is false.

3

le Returns true if the left argument is stringwise less than or equal to the right argument. Example − ($a le $b) is true.

4

ge Returns true if the left argument is stringwise greater than or equal to the right argument. Example − ($a ge $b) is false.

5

eq Returns true if the left argument is stringwise equal to the right argument. Example − ($a eq $b) is false.

6

ne Returns true if the left argument is stringwise not equal to the right argument. Example − ($a ne $b) is true.

7

cmp Returns -1, 0, or 1 depending on whether the left argument is stringwise less than, equal to, or greater than the right argument. Example − ($a cmp $b) is -1.

Perl Assignment Operators

Assume variable $a holds 10 and variable $b holds 20, then below are the assignment operators available in Perl and their usage −

Sr.No.

Operator & Description

1

= Simple assignment operator, Assigns values from right side operands to left side operand Example − $c = $a + $b will assigned value of $a + $b into $c

2

+= Add AND assignment operator, It adds right operand to the left operand and assign the result to left operand Example − $c += $a is equivalent to $c = $c + $a

3

-= Subtract AND assignment operator, It subtracts right operand from the left operand and assign the result to left operand Example − $c -= $a is equivalent to $c = $c - $a

4

*= Multiply AND assignment operator, It multiplies right operand with the left operand and assign the result to left operand Example − $c *= $a is equivalent to $c = $c * $a

5

/= Divide AND assignment operator, It divides left operand with the right operand and assign the result to left operand Example − $c /= $a is equivalent to $c = $c / $a

6

%= Modulus AND assignment operator, It takes modulus using two operands and assign the result to left operand Example − $c %= $a is equivalent to $c = $c % a

7

=* Exponent AND assignment operator, Performs exponential (power) calculation on operators and assign value to the left operand Example − $c *= $a is equivalent to $c = $c $a

Perl Bitwise Operators

Bitwise operator works on bits and perform bit by bit operation. Assume if $a = 60; and $b = 13; Now in binary format they will be as follows −

$a = 0011 1100

$b = 0000 1101

$a&$b = 0000 1100

$a|$b = 0011 1101

$a^$b = 0011 0001

~$a  = 1100 0011

There are following Bitwise operators supported by Perl language, assume if $a = 60; and $b = 13

link:../perl/bitwise_operators_example.html[Show Example]
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|Sr.No.|Operator & Description
|1|*&*
Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands.
*Example* − ($a & $b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100

|2|*|*
Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand.
*Example* − ($a | $b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101

|3|*^*
Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both.
*Example* − ($a ^ $b) will give 49 which is 0011 0001

|4|*~*
Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits.
*Example* − (~$a ) will give -61 which is 1100 0011 in 2's complement form due to a signed binary number.

|5|*<<*
Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand.
*Example* − $a << 2 will give 240 which is 1111 0000

|6|*>>*
Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand.
*Example* − $a >> 2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111

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=== Perl Logical Operators

There are following logical operators supported by Perl language. Assume variable $a holds true and variable $b holds false then −

link:../perl/logical_operators_example.html[Show Example]
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|Sr.No.|Operator & Description
|1|*and*
Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true.
*Example* − ($a and $b) is false.

|2|*&&*
C-style Logical AND operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands.
*Example* − ($a && $b) is false.

|3|*or*
Called Logical OR Operator. If any of the two operands are non zero then then condition becomes true.
*Example* − ($a or $b) is true.

|4|*||*
C-style Logical OR operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand.
*Example* − ($a || $b) is true.

|5|*not*
Called Logical NOT Operator. Use to reverses the logical state of its operand. If a condition is true then Logical NOT operator will make false.
*Example* − not($a and $b) is true.

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=== Quote-like Operators

There are following Quote-like operators supported by Perl language. In the following table, a {} represents any pair of delimiters you choose.

link:../perl/quote_like_operators_example.html[Show Example]
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|Sr.No.|Operator & Description
|1|*q{ }*
Encloses a string with-in single quotes
*Example* − q{abcd} gives 'abcd'

|2|*qq{ }*
Encloses a string with-in double quotes
*Example* − qq{abcd} gives "abcd"

|3|*qx{ }*
Encloses a string with-in invert quotes
*Example* − qx{abcd} gives `abcd`

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=== Miscellaneous Operators

There are following miscellaneous operators supported by Perl language. Assume variable a holds 10 and variable b holds 20 then −

link:../perl/miscellaneous_operators_example.html[Show Example]
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|Sr.No.|Operator & Description
|1|*.*
Binary operator dot (.) concatenates two strings.
*Example* − If $a = "abc", $b = "def" then $a.$b will give "abcdef"

|2|*x*
The repetition operator x returns a string consisting of the left operand repeated the number of times specified by the right operand.
*Example* − ('-' x 3) will give ---.

|3|*..*
The range operator .. returns a list of values counting (up by ones) from the left value to the right value
*Example* − (2..5) will give (2, 3, 4, 5)

|4|*++*
Auto Increment operator increases integer value by one
*Example* − $a++ will give 11

|5|*--*
Auto Decrement operator decreases integer value by one
*Example* − $a-- will give 9

|6|*->*
The arrow operator is mostly used in dereferencing a method or variable from an object or a class name
*Example* − $obj->$a is an example to access variable $a from object $obj.

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=== Perl Operators Precedence

The following table lists all operators from highest precedence to lowest.

link:../perl/operators_precedence_example.html[Show Example]

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