* Operator

Description

Used to multiply two numbers.

Syntax

result = number1*number2

The * operator syntax has these parts

Part

Description

result

Required; any numeric variable.

number1

Required; any numeric expression.

number2

Required; 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 Byte, Integer, Long, Single, Currency, Double, and Decimal. The following are exceptions to this order

If

Then result is

Multiplication involves a Single and a Long,

converted to a Double.

The data type of result is a Long, Single, or Date variant that overflows its legal range,

converted to a Variant containing a Double.

The data type of result is a Byte variant that overflows its legal range,

converted to an Integer variant.

the data type of result is an Integer variant that overflows its legal range,

converted to a Long variant.


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

Note   The order of precision used by multiplication is not the same as the order of precision used by addition and subtraction.

See Also

Operator precedence.

Example

This example uses the * operator to multiply two numbers.

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