Operator

An operator is a symbol or keyword in source code that represents a built-in function.

Related concepts:  Function

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Operator (computer programming)

Misconceptions about Operator

30 documented Misconceptions

AssignCompares

= compares two values

CannotChainAttributeAccesses

Attribute accesses cannot be chained together

CannotChainAttributeToObjectInstantiation

Method calls, and attribute accesses in general, cannot be chained to a constructor invocation.

ComparisonWithBoolLiteral

To test whether an expression is True or False, one must compare it to True or to False

MapToBooleanWithTernaryOperator

To map a boolean expression to a bool, a ternary conditional operator is necessary

NoAtomicExpression

Expressions must consist of more than one piece

NoShortCircuit

and/or always evaluate both operands

NoSingleLogicAnd

& is only a bitwise AND

PlusConcatenatesNumbers

The plus operator can concatenate strings and numbers