Multiplication (*)
The multiplication (*) operator produces the product of the operands.
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Syntax
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x * y
Description
The * operator is overloaded for two types of operands: number and BigInt. It first coerces both operands to numeric values and tests the types of them. It performs BigInt multiplication if both operands becomes BigInts; otherwise, it performs number multiplication. A TypeError is thrown if one operand becomes a BigInt but the other becomes a number.
Examples
Multiplication using numbers
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2 * 2; // 4
-2 * 2; // -4
Multiplication with Infinity
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Infinity * 0; // NaN
Infinity * Infinity; // Infinity
Multiplication with non-numbers
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"foo" * 2; // NaN
"2" * 2; // 4
Multiplication using BigInts
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2n * 2n; // 4n
-2n * 2n; // -4n
2n * 2; // TypeError: Cannot mix BigInt and other types, use explicit conversions
// To multiply a BigInt with a non-BigInt, convert either operand
2n * BigInt(2); // 4n
Number(2n) * 2; // 4
Specifications
| Specification |
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| ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-multiplicative-operators |
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