Division assignment (/=)
The division assignment (/=
) operator performs division on the two operands and assigns the result to the left operand.
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Syntax
js
x /= y
Description
x /= y
is equivalent to x = x / y
.
Examples
Using division assignment
js
let bar = 5;
bar /= 2; // 2.5
bar /= 2; // 1.25
bar /= 0; // Infinity
bar /= "foo"; // NaN
let foo = 3n;
foo /= 2n; // 1n
foo /= 2n; // 0n
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-assignment-operators |
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