Arithmetic Operator

The following table illustrates the description and symbols of arithmetic operators:

Table 11-2 Arithmetic Operators

Description	Symbols
Exponentiation	^
Unary Negation Or Subtraction	-
Multiplication	*
Division	/
Integer division	\
Modulus Arithmetic	Mod
Addition	+
String Concatenation	&

The following few examples illustrates the use of the arithmetic operators:

Example 1:

Dim Positive, Negative
Positive = 5
Negative = -Positive   ' Unary Negation: -5

Example 2:

Dim Dividend, Divisor, IntQuotient
Dividend = 20
Divisor = 3
IntQuotient = Dividend \ Divisor   ' Integer Division: 20 \ 3
'20 \ 3 = results 6