Multiplication Operator (*)

Multiplies two numbers.

Syntax

result = number1*number2

Arguments:

• Result: Any numeric variable.

• number1: Any numeric expression.

• number2: Any numeric expression.

Remarks

If an expression is Empty or Null, it is treated as 0.

The following examples illustrates the use of multiplication operator.

Example 1:

Dim number, number1, result
number = 10
number1 = 5
result = number * number1
'result -> 50

Example 2 (Multiplication of a numeric value and an expression):

Dim number2, result1
number2 = 10
result1 = number2 * (2 + 3)
'result1 -> 50

Example 3 (Multiplication of two expressions):

Dim result2
result2 = (10 + 5) * (2 + 3)
'result2 -> 75