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Overview of Mathematical Operators

Table 10 describes the basic arithmetic operators you can use in Siebel eScript.

The following examples use variables and arithmetic operators:

var i;
i = 2;     //i is now 2
i = i + 3; //i is now 5, (2 + 3)
i = i - 3; //i is now 2, (5 - 3)
i = i * 5; //i is now 10, (2 * 5)
i = i / 3; //i is now 3.333..., (10 / 3)
i = 10;    //i is now 10
i = i % 3;  //i is now 1, (10 mod 3)

If uncertainty exists about how Siebel eScript might evaluate an expression, then it is recommended that you use parentheses. This recommendation is true even if you do not require parentheses to modify the sequence that Siebel eScript uses to evaluate expressions.