C# 10.0 All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 4

Smooth Operators

IN THIS CHAPTER

Performing a little arithmetic

Doing some logical arithmetic

Complicating matters with compound logical operators

Mathematicians create variables and manipulate them in various ways, adding them, multiplying them, and — here’s a toughie — even integrating them. Chapter 2 of this minibook describes how to declare and define variables. However, it says little about how to use variables to get anything done after you declare them. This chapter looks at the operations you can perform on variables to do some work. Operations require operators, such as +, –, =, <, and &. This chapter also discusses arithmetic, logical, and other types of operators.

You don't have to type the source code for this chapter manually. In fact, using the downloadable source is a lot easier. You can find the source for this chapter in the \CSAIO4D2E\BK01\CH04 folder of the downloadable source. See the Introduction for details on how to find these source files.

Performing Arithmetic

The set of arithmetic operators breaks down into several groups: the simple arithmetic ...