Operator *= (Multiply and Assign)

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• Last revised: 2019-09-27

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Multiplies 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

`

Parameters

lhs

The variable to assign to.

T1

Any numeric type.

rhs

The value to multiply lhs by.

T2

Any numeric type.

Description

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

lhs = lhs * rhs

The right-hand side expression (rhs) will be converted to the left-hand side type (T1).

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
Print n
Sleep

end GeSHi

Output:

12

Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Operator * (Multiply)
• Mathematical Functions

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