Description
Used to divide two numbers and return an integer result.
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
Before division is performed, the numeric expressions are rounded to Integer or Long expressions.
Usually, the data type of result is an Integer, Integer variant, Long, or Long variant, regardless of whether or not result is a whole number. Any fractional portion is truncated. However, if any expression is a Null, result is also a Null. Any expression that is Empty is treated as 0.
See Also
Operator Precedence.
Example
This example uses the \ operator to perform integer division.
MyValue = 11 \ 4 ' Returns 2. MyValue = 9 \ 3 ' Returns 3. MyValue = 100 \ 3 ' Returns 33.