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The following example shows a conditional statement written in shorthand:
var timecode:String = (new Date().getHours()<11) ? "AM" : "PM";
trace(timecode);
The same conditional statement could also be written in longhand, as shown in the following
example:
if (new Date().getHours()<11) {
var timecode:String = "AM";
} else {
var timecode:String = "PM";
}
trace(timecode);
/ (division)
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
expression1 / expression2
Parameters
A number or a variable that evaluates to a number.
expression
Returns
A floating-point number.
Description
Operator (arithmetic); divides
operation is a double-precision floating-point number.
For more information, see
Example
The following statement divides the current width and height of the Stage and then writes the
result to the log file.
trace(Stage.width/2);
trace(Stage.height/2);
For a Stage width and height of 550 x 400, the output is 275 and 150.
See Also
% (modulo)
100 Chapter 5: ActionScript Core Language Elements
by
expression1 expression2
"Operator precedence and associativity" on page
. The result of the division
32.