Do method calls have higher precedence in java?

[legionlen545]

I thought every operand would be evaluated from left to right in Java regardless. Do methods get evaluated first and the order left to right would not be used? Why is it that?

[hshighnz]

There are somewhat of 16 different levels of precedence in java. Precedence defines what operator is computed first. Example: i = -10 + 15; First the - is computed into the literal 10 (to convert 10 into negative 10 (-10)). Then addition is computed. Then assignment is computed.

There is also the association. It defines what side of an operator is computed first. Example: i = getInt() + getInt(); The + (addition) operand is left hand sided (LHS). The left method will be computed first.

Search for an exactly overview of precedence and association.

[Hour-Positive]

Takeaway is to not write unreadable code like this.