Operator *= (Multiply And Assign)
 
Multiplies and assigns a value to a variable

Syntax

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

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.

Example

Dim n As Double
n = 6
n *= 2
Print n
Sleep

Output:
12

Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

  • New to FreeBASIC

See also