Multiplication assignment (*=)
The multiplication assignment (*=
) operator performs multiplication 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 multiplication assignment
js
let bar = 5;
bar *= 2; // 10
bar *= "foo"; // NaN
let foo = 3n;
foo *= 2n; // 6n
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-assignment-operators |
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