Operator Precedence

The precedence ranking of an operator determines the order in which it is evaluated in an expression. The levels of ranking are:

Operators of highest precedence are evaluated first. For example, since * ranks above +, the following expressions are evaluated identically:

   (x + y * z)    and    (x + (y * z))

When operators in a sequence have equal precedence, evaluation proceeds from left to right. For example, each of the following expressions are evaluated identically:

   (x + y + z)    and    ((x + y) + z)