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Type | operator | |||||||||
Dictionary | LCS | |||||||||
Library | LiveCode Script | |||||||||
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Summary | Multiplies two numbers or arrays containing numbers. | |||||||||
Introduced | 1.0 | |||||||||
Changes | The option to multiply arrays was introduced in version 1.1. In previous versions, only single numbers could be used with the * operator. | |||||||||
OS | mac, windows, linux, ios, android, web | |||||||||
Platforms | desktop, server, mobile | |||||||||
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Related | Command: multiply Glossary: operator, array, command, element, precedence, math operation Operator: /, () | |||||||||
Description | Use the * (times) operator to multiply two numbers. Note: When used in complex arithmetic statements, operators like * follows standard rules of precedence. To multiply the contents of a container by a number, use the multiply command instead. If either number1 or number2 is an array, each of the array elements must be a number. If an array is multiplied by a number, each element is multiplied by the number. If an array is multiplied by an array, both arrays must have the same number of elements and the same dimension, and each element in one array is multiplied by the corresponding element of the other array. If an element of one array is empty, the * operator treats its contents as zero. If a math operation on finite inputs produces a non-finite output, an execution error is thrown. See math operations for more information. | |||||||||
Tags | math |