* 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 |