*
VALUE1
*
VALUE2

The * operator multiplies the numeric value on the left by the numeric value on the right.

Parameters

This operator has two parameters:

value1 – The first numeric value.

value2 – The second numeric value.

Description

This operator performs multiplication just like you learned in grade school. You can multiply integers:

    5*3 ☞ 15

Or you can multiply floating point values:

    5.75*2.5 ☞ 14.375

You can use the multiplication symbol (×) instead of an asterisk:

    6.3 × 10 ☞ 63.0000

Error Messages

Cannot multiply a number by text (or text by a number) – Both operands must be numbers. If either or both operands are text values you must use the val( function to convert the value to a number before multiplying.

See Also

- - -- subtracts the numeric value on the right from the numeric value on the left.
- / -- divides one numeric value by another.
- \ -- performs integer division.
- ^ -- raises a number to a power.
- + -- works differently depending on the type of operands used with it. If both operands are numeric, it does numerical addition. If either operand is text the + operator concatenates (joins together) the two operands.
- abs( -- calculates the absolute value of a number.
- ceil( -- converts a number to an integer, truncating toward positive infinity.
- divzero( -- divides two numbers, returns zero if denominator is zero.
- divzeroerror( -- divides two numbers, returns an error if the denominator is zero.
- fix( -- converts a number to an integer, truncating toward zero.
- fixed -- converts a floating point number to fixed point.
- float( -- converts a fixed point number to a floating point number.
- infinity( -- returns infinity.
- int( -- converts a number to an integer, truncating toward negative infinity.
- mod -- computes the remainder (modulo) after integer division.
- nan( -- checks to see if a numeric value is invalid.
- randominteger( -- generates a random integer between the starting and ending values.
- rnd( -- generates a random number between 0 and 1.
- round( -- rounds a number to a specified increment.
- validnumber( -- checks to see if a numeric value is valid.

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0