Arithmetics

In JavaScript, you have the usual arithmetics operators:

1 + 2;  // add
9 / 3;  // divide
1 * 5;  // multiply
9 - 5;  // subtract
10 % 4; // modulus (division remainder)

• The / operator yields a floating-point result.

console.log(9 / 3);
console.log(1 / 2);

• The % operator works with both integer and non-integer numbers.

console.log(42 % 10);
console.log(1.1 % 0.3);

• There is ** operator (similar to Python) that raises to a power.

console.log(2 ** 10);
console.log(2 ** 0.5);

• If an operand is NaN, so is the result

console.log(2 + NaN);

Combine operator and assignment

Similar to Java, C++ and many other programming languages, you can write:

let counter = 1;
counter += 10;
console.log(counter);

Increment and decrement operators:

Similar to Java, C++ and many other programming languages, you can write:

let counter = 1;
console.log(counter++);
console.log(counter);
console.log(++counter);
console.log(--counter);

Type Conversions

Type Coercion is another term for type conversion. The JavaScript community more commonly uses the former.

What do you think is the output?

console.log("3" - 2);

What do you think is the output?

console.log("3" + 2);

Don't mix types!

JavaScript does not say no when you mix up types in expressions. No matter how complex the expression is and what types it involves, JavaScript will evaluate it. The outcome will be surprising and unexpected in many cases. So, never mix types!