xHarbour Reference Documentation > Operator Reference

%

Modulus operator (binary): calculates the remainder of a division.

Syntax

<nNumber1> % <nNumber2>

Arguments

<nNumber1>

<nNumber1> is the dividend of the division.

<nNumber2>

<nNumber2> is the divisor of the division.

Description

The modulus operator returns the remainder of dividing <nNumber1> by <nNumber2>.

Info

See also:	*, **, +, -, /, = (compound assignment), SET FIXED
Category:	Mathematical operators , Operators
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll

Example

// The example calculates the remainder of a division
// between two numbers.

   PROCEDURE Main
      ? 5 % 0                          // result:  0
      ? 3 % 2                          // result:  1
      ? -2 % 3                         // result: -2
      ? 4 % 2                          // result:  0

      ? 5.4 % 2.3                      // result: 0.8
   RETURN