Expressions and Statements (continued)

• Expressions do the work of mathematical or boolean calculations within statements

• Precedence order is important:

  • 5 * 10 + 2 * 3 = 56
  • Use parenthesis to override the precedence of operations

• Examples of expressions:

  • Constant expression used in assignment statement
    • number = 512;
  • Variable expression used in an assignment statement
    • result = inputValue;

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