Data types and Operators Data types and Operators

Operator * Foundation

Multiplication operator (binary): performs numeric multiplication.

Syntax
<nValue1> * <nValue2>
Parameters
<nValue>
<nValue1> and <nValue2> are numeric expressions whose values are multiplied together.
Description

The multiplication operator multiplies the values of two numeric expressions and returns the result of the operation.

Examples
The multiplication operator (*) 
// This example shows various multiplication operations 
// and demonstrates the precedence of various 
// operators. 

PROCEDURE Main 
                                    // multiplication first 
   ?  4 + 2  * 10                   // result: 24 

                                    // addition first 
   ? (4 + 2) * 10                   // result: 60 

                                    // multiplication first 
   ?  4 - 2  * 10                   // result: -16 

                                    // subtraction first 
   ? (4 - 2) * 10                   // result: 20 

RETURN
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