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Syntax
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expression1
/
expression2
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Description
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Returns the quotient of expression1 and expression2.
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Comments
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The type of the result is
Double
, with the following exceptions:
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If one
expression is
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and the other
expression is
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then the type
the result is
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Integer
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Integer
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Single
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Single
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Single
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Single
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Boolean
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Boolean
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Single
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A runtime error is generated if the result overflows its legal range.
When either or both expressions is
Variant
, then the following additional rules apply:
- If expression1 is
Null
and expression2 is
Boolean
, then the result is
Empty
. Otherwise, if either expression is
Null
, then the result is
Null
.
-
Empty
is treated as an
Integer
of value
0
.
- If both expressions are either
Integer
or
Single
variants and the result overflows, then the result is automatically promoted to a
Double
variant.
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Example
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This example assigns values to two variables and their quotient to a third variable, then displays the result.
Sub Main()
????i% = 100
????j# = 22.55
????k# = i% / j#
????MsgBox "The quotient of i/j is: " & k#
End Sub
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See Also
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\ (operator): Operator Precedence (topic)
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CIMPLICITY
