= Operators =
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The operators available in the pan data manipulation language are very similar to those in the C language.  The following table describes each operation.

|| + || unary || number || preserves sign of argument ||
|| + || binary || number || addition ||
|| + || binary || string || string concatenation ||
|| - || unary || number || changes sign of argument ||
|| - || binary || number || subtraction ||
|| * || binary || number || multiplication ||
|| / || binary || number || division ||
|| % || binary || long || modulus ||
|| & || binary || long || bit-wise and ||
|| | || binary || long || bit-wise or ||
|| && || binary || boolean || logical and ||
|| | | || binary || boolean || logical or ||
|| ^ || binary || boolean || logical exclusive-or ||
|| == || binary || number || equal ||
|| == || binary || string || lexical equal ||
|| != || binary || number || not equal ||
|| != || binary || string || lexical not equal ||
|| > || binary || number || greater-than ||
|| > || binary || string || lexical greater-than ||
|| >= || binary || number || greater-than-or-equal ||
|| >= || binary || string || lexical greater-than-or-equal || 
|| < || binary || number || less-than ||
|| < || binary || string || lexical less-than ||
|| <= || binary || number || less-than-or-equal ||
|| <= || binary || string || lexical less-than-or-equal ||