Operator /= (Divide and Assign)

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• Last revised: 2019-09-27

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Divides and assigns a value to a variable

Syntax

` declare operator /= ( byref lhs as T1, byref rhs as T2 )

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Usage

` lhs /= rhs

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Parameters

lhs

The variable to assign to.

T1

Any numeric type.

rhs

The value to divide lhs by.

T2

Any numeric type.

Description

This operator divides and assigns a value to a variable. It is functionally equivalent to:

lhs = lhs / rhs

This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types as a member Operator using the appropriate syntax.

Note: Similarly to the operator '=[>]' (assign), the alternative symbol '/=>' can be also used.

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim n As Double
n = 6
n /= 2.2
Print n
Sleep

end GeSHi

Output:

2.727272727272727

Dialect Differences

• In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Operator / (Divide)
• Mathematical Functions

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