The division assignment operator (/=) divides a variable by the value of the right operand and assigns the result to the variable.
Division assignment (/=)
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Syntax
x /= y // x = x / y
Examples
Using division assignment
// Assuming the following variable and that all operations are run in order // bar = 5 bar /= 2 // 2.5 bar /= 2 // 1.25 bar /= 0 // Infinity bar /= 'foo' // NaN
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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Division_assignment |
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12
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18
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10.1
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Division_assignment
