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Operator Integer Divide and Assign

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Operator = (Integer Divide And Assign)

Integer 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 (integer division) 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

Examples

Dim n As Double

n = 6

n \= 2.2

Print n

Sleep

Output:

3

Category: Operators
Kind: operator


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