Operator Precedence and Associativity
When expression contains multiple operators then precedence and associativity decide the evaluation order.
BODMAS is the order of precedence in general:
- B – Brackets first
- O – Of (orders: powers and square roots, cube roots, etc)
- D – Division (left to right)
- M – Multiplication (left to right)
- A – Addition (left to right)
- S – Subtraction (left to right)
Left-associative operators
Binary operators (except for assignment, lambda, and null-coalescing operators) are
left-associative; in other words, they are evaluated from left to right.
8/4/2 = (8/4)/2
Right-associative operators
The assignment operators, lambda, null-coalescing, and conditional operator are
right-associative; in other words, they are evaluated from right to left.
x = y = 3
It first assigns 3 to y and then to x
Null Operators
- Null-Coalescing Operator (??)
If the left-hand expression is non-null right-hand expression is never evaluated. - Null-conditional operator (?.)
Allows to call methods and access members