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/= (divide assign) operator

The right associative, binary infix /= operator divides it's left-hand operand by the amount given by its right-hand operand.

Usage 

variable Float num = 1.0;
num /= 2.0; // half num

Description

Definition

The /= operator is defined as follows

lhs = lhs.divided(rhs)

except that lhs is evaluated only once.

See the language specification for more details.

Polymorphism

The /= operator is polymorphic. The definition of the /= operator depends on the Numeric interface.

Type

The result type of the /= operator is the same as the type of its right hand operand.

See also