If you don't explicitly state the order in which an expression is evaluated, they are evaluated based on the operator precedence. For example, in the statement "4 + 2 * 8", the 2 will first be multiplied by 8 and then the result will be added to 4. This is because the "*" has a higher precedence than the "+". To avoid ambiguity in reading the program, it is recommended that is statement is written as "4+(2*8)". The order of evaluation can be controlled through placement of parenthesis in the code. A table of operator precedence follows below.
# The highest precedence is at the top of the list and
# the lowest is at the bottom.
# Multiplicative:/ %
# Additive: + -
# Relational: < > <= >=
# Equality: == !=
# Logical AND: and
# Logical OR: or
# Assignment: = += -= *= /= %=
size(640, 360)
background(51)
noFill()
stroke(51)
stroke(204)
for i in range(0, width - 20, 4):
# The 30 is added to 70 and then evaluated
# if it is greater than the current value of "i"
# For clarity, write as "if (i > (30 + 70)) "
if i > 30 + 70:
line(i, 0, i, 50)
stroke(255)
# The 2 is multiplied by the 8 and the result is added to the 4
# For clarity, write as "rect(5 + (2* 8), 0, 90, 20)"
rect(4 + 2 * 8, 52, 290, 48)
rect((4 + 2) * 8, 100, 290, 49)
stroke(153)
for i in range(0, width, 2):
# The relational statements are evaluated
# first, and then the logical AND statements and
# finally the logical OR. For clarity, write as:
# "if (((i > 20) and (i < 50)) or ((i > 100) and (i < width-20))) "
if i > 20 and i < 50 or i > 100 and i < width - 20:
line(i, 151, i, height - 1)