* Operator

Used to multiply two numbers.

Syntax

result = expression1 * expression2

The * operator syntax has these parts:

Part Description
result Required; any numeric variable.
expression1 Required; any numeric expression.
expression2 Required; any numeric expression.

Remarks

The data type of result is usually the same as that of the most precise expression. The order of precision, from least to most precise, is Byte, Integer, Long, Single, Double. The following are exceptions to this order:

If Then result is
The data type of result is a Long, Single, or Date variant that overflows its legal range, converted to a Variant containing a Double.
The data type of result is a Byte variant that overflows its legal range, converted to an Integer variant.
The data type of result is an Integer variant that overflows its legal range, converted to a Long variant.

If one or both expressions are Null or Empty expressions, result is 0.
The order of precision used by multiplication is not the same as the order of precision used by addition and subtraction.

Example

This example uses the * operator to multiply two numbers.
Dim MyValue
MyValue = 2 * 2 ' Returns 4.
trace MyValue
MyValue = 459.35 * 334.90 ' Returns 153836.315.
trace MyValue

 

See Also

Operators