Division Assignment (/=) Expression

Summary

Divide the value of a variable.

Syntax

variable /= expression

Parameters

variable: The variable, property, or array element to be update.
expression: Any legal expression.

Description

For numeric variables, the /= operator computes the value of the expression on the right, and then divides it from the variable, property, or array element on the left. The expression on the right is evaluated prior to assignment:

int x = 10;
x /= 2; // x is assigned the value 5

The /= operator is equivalent to the / operator with the left-hand side being the variable, property, or array element to modify and the right-hand side being the expression to divide. Therefore, the following expressions are equivalent:

x /= 5;    // Equivalent to x = x / 5
x = x / 5; // Equivalent to x /= 5

Examples

Basic Usage

import System;
 
int x = 10;
Console.log(x); // 10
x /= 2;
Console.log(x); // 5