Define the Assignment Operators in c language?

The assignment operators can be used to assign a value to the variable and is represented by equal to (=) sign. The Assignment expression that make use of this operator are written in the form

Identifier = expression;

Where expression represents a constant and identifier represents a variable and a variable or an arithmetic expression.

C has some operators which offer abbreviation of certain types of arithmetic assignment statements. These operations are generally very efficient. They are able to combined with another expression.

x = a * b++; is equivalent to x = a*b; b = b+1;

Versions where the operator takes place before the variable name change the value of the variable before evaluating the expression, thus

x = --i * (a+b); is equivalent to i=i-1; x = i * (a+b);

These are able to cause confusion if you try to do too many things on one command line. You are recommended to limit your use of ++ and -- to ensure that your programs stay readable.

Another shorthand notation is listed below

Short hand         Equivalent

i += 10;              i=i+10;
i *= 10;              i=i*10;
i -= 10;              i=i-10;
i /= 10;              i=i/10;