Operator / (Divide)operator

Divides two numeric expressions

Syntax

Declare Operator / ( ByRef lhs As Single, ByRef rhs As Single ) As Single

Declare Operator / ( ByRef lhs As Double, ByRef rhs As Double ) As Double

Parameters

Return value

Returns the quotient of a dividend and divisor.

Description

Operator / (Divide) returns the quotient of a dividend and divisor.

Neither operand is modified in any way. Unlike with integer division, float division by zero is safe to perform, the quotient will hold a special value representing infinity, converting it to a string returns something like "Inf" or "INF", exact text is platform specific.

This operator can be overloaded to accept user-defined types.

Remarks

Usage


result = lhs / rhs


Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

• None
  
  

See also

• Operator \ (Integer Divide)
  
• Mathematical Functions
  
  

Example

Dim n As Double

Print n / 5

n = 6 / 2.3

Print n

Sleep

Output:

0
2.608695652173913

Reference

• Documented in KeyPgOpDivide.html