JavaScript Assignment Operators

📘 What are Assignment Operators?

Assignment operators are used to assign values to variables. They can also perform an operation and assignment in one step.

= Basic Assignment Operator

let x = 10;
console.log(x); // 10

🧮 Common Assignment Operators

+= Addition assignment
-= Subtraction assignment
*= Multiplication assignment
/= Division assignment
%= Modulus assignment

💻 Examples

let a = 10;

a += 5;  // a = a + 5 → 15
a -= 3;  // a = a - 3 → 12
a *= 2;  // a = a * 2 → 24
a /= 4;  // a = a / 4 → 6
a %= 4;  // a = a % 4 → 2

✅ Assignment operators make your code shorter and cleaner.

🧪 Try It Yourself

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