The remainder assignment operator (%=
) divides a variable by the value of the right operand and assigns the remainder to the variable.
Remainder assignment (%=)
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Syntax
x %= y // x = x % y
Examples
Using remainder assignment
// Assuming the following variable // bar = 5 bar %= 2 // 1 bar %= 'foo' // NaN bar %= 0 // NaN
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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Remainder_assignment |
1
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12
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1
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3
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3
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1
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1
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18
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4
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10.1
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1
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1.0
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1.0
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0.10.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Remainder_assignment