C++ Assignment Operators for Beginners

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C++ Operators

In C++, assignment operators are used to assign values to variables. For example,

// assign 5 to a
a = 5;

Here, we have assigned a value of 5 to the variable a.

Operator	Example	Equivalent to
`=`	`a = b;`	`a = b;`
`+=`	`a += b;`	`a = a + b;`
`-=`	`a -= b;`	`a = a - b;`
`*=`	`a *= b;`	`a = a * b;`
`/=`	`a /= b;`	`a = a / b;`
`%=`	`a %= b;`	`a = a % b;`

Example 3: Assignment Operators

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
    int a, b;
    // 2 is assigned to a
    a = 2;
    // 7 is assigned to b
    b = 7;
    cout << "a = " << a << endl;
    cout << "b = " << b << endl;
    cout << "\nAfter a += b;" << endl;
    // assigning the sum of a and b to a
    a += b;  // a = a +b
    cout << "a = " << a << endl;
    return 0;
}

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