*=
[Compound Operators]
Description
This is a convenient shorthand to perform multiplication of a variable with another constant or variable.
Syntax
x *= y; // equivalent to the expression x = x * y;
Parameters
x
: variable. Allowed data types: int
, float
, double
, byte
, short
, long
.y
: variable or constant. Allowed data types: int
, float
, double
, byte
, short
, long
.
Example Code
x = 2;
x *= 2; // x now contains 4