Multiply operator
All programming languages support the basic arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of numbers.
Examples
Example: Multiply two numbers
console.log(3*5);
var x=3;
var y=5;
console.log(x*y);
Syntax
num1 * num2;
Parameters
Name | Type | Required? | Description |
---|---|---|---|
num1 | any | The operands can be a number, or a variable containing a number, or the number returned by a function, or the numeric result of the evaluation of an expression. | |
num2 | any | Same as |
Returns
Tips
- Operator precedence is the same as standard arithmetic - Expressions within a parentheses have the highest precedence, then multiplcation and division, then addition and subtraction.
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