* Operator

Description

Used to multiply two numbers.

Syntax

result = number1*number2

The * operator syntax has these parts:

Part	Description

result	Any numeric variable.
number1	Any numeric expression.
number2	Any numeric expression.

Remarks

The data type of result is usually the same as that of the most precise expression. The order of precision, from least to most precise, is Integer, Long, Single, Double, Currency. The following are exceptions to this order:

When multiplication involves a Single and a Long, the data type of result is converted to a Double.
When the data type of result is a Long, Single, or Date variant that overflows its legal range, result is converted to a Variant containing a Double.
When the data type of result is an Integer variant that overflows its legal range, result is converted to a Long variant.

If one or both expressions are Null expressions, result is a Null. If an expression is Empty, it is treated as if it were 0.

See Also

Operator Precedence.

Example

This example uses the * operator to multiply two numbers.

MyValue = 2 * 2    ' Returns 4.
MyValue = 459.35 * 334.90     ' Returns 153836.315.