(Multiplication) - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

* (multiplication)

Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
expression1 * expression2
Parameters
None.
Returns
An integer or floating-point number.
Description
Operator (arithmetic); multiplies two numerical expressions. If both expressions are integers, the
product is an integer. If either or both expressions are floating-point numbers, the product is a
floating-point number.
For more information, see "Operator precedence and associativity" in Using ActionScript in Flash.
Example
Usage 1: The following statement multiplies the integers 2 and 3:
trace(2*3); // output: 6
The result, 6, is an integer.
Usage 2: This statement multiplies the floating-point numbers 2.0 and 3.1416:
trace(2.0 * 3.1416); // output: 6.2832
The result, 6.2832, is a floating-point number.
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