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\= Operator

Divides the value of a variable by the value of an expression and assigns the integer result to the variable.

variable \= expression

Parts

variable
Required. Any numeric variable.
expression
Required. Any numeric expression.

Remarks

For further information on integer division, see \ Operator.

Example

The following example uses the \= operator to divide one Integer variable by a second and assign the integer result to the first variable.

Dim var1 As Integer = 10
Dim var2 As Integer = 3
var1 \= var2   ' The value of var1 is now 3.

See Also

&= Operator | *= Operator | += Operator | -= Operator | /= Operator | = Operator | \ Operator | ^= Operator