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/=

[Compound Operators]

Description

This is a convenient shorthand to perform division of a variable with another constant or variable.

Syntax

x /= y; // equivalent to the expression x = x / y;

Parameters

x: variable. Allowed data types: int, float, double, byte, short, long
y: non zero variable or constant. Allowed data types: int, float, double, byte, short, long

Example Code

x = 2;
x /= 2; // x now contains 1

See also