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* (multiplication)

Availability

Flash Player 4.

Usage

expression1 * expression2

Parameters

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Operator (arithmetic); multiplies two numerical expressions. If both expressions are integers, the product is an integer. If either or both expressions are floating-point numbers, the product is a floating-point number.

Example

The following statement multiplies the integers 2 and 3:

2 * 3

The result is 6, which is an integer.

Example

This statement multiplies the floating-point numbers 2.0 and 3.1416.

2.0 * 3.1416

The result is 6.2832, which is a floating-point number.