Operator Divide and Assign

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Operator /= (Divide And Assign)

Divides and assigns a value to a variable

Syntax

Declare Operator /= ( ByRef lhs As T1, ByRef rhs As T2 )

Parameters

• lhs
• T1
• rhs
• lhs
• T2

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.

Remarks

Usage

lhs /= rhs

Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Operator / (Divide)
• Mathematical Functions

Examples

Dim n As Double

n = 6

n /= 2.2

Print n

Sleep

Output:

2.727272727272727

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