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Division operator (binary): divides numeric values.

Syntax

<nNumber1> / <nNumber2>

Arguments

<nNumber1>

<nNumber1> is the dividend.

<nNumber2>

<nNumber2> is the divisor.

Description

This operator returns the division of <nNumber1> by <nNumber2> as a numeric value.

Info

See also:	%
Category:	Mathematical operators , Operators
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll

Example

// The example shows the use of the "/" operator:

   PROCEDURE Main
      ?  3 / 3                         // result: 1
      ?  3 /-2                         // result: -1.50
      ? -3 / 2                         // result: -1.50
      ? -3 /-2                         // result: 1.50
      ?  3 / 0                         // result: 0
   RETURN