Integer Division Operator (\)

Divides two numbers and returns an integer result.

Syntax

result = number1\number2

Arguments:

  • Result: Any numeric variable.

  • number1: Any numeric expression.

  • number2: Any numeric expression.

Any expression that is Empty or Null is treated as 0.

The following examples illustrates the use of integer division operator.

Example 1:


Dim number1, number2, result
number1 = 10
number2 = 3
result = number1 \ number2
'result -> 3

Example 2:


Dim number3, result1
number3 = 10
result1 = number3 \ (2 + 3)
'result1 -> 2

Example 3:


Dim result2
result2 = (10 + 5) \ (2 + 3)
'result2 -> 3