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/ (quotient) operator
The left-associative, binary infix / operator is used to compute the quotient of
two operands.
Usage
Integer three = 6 / 2;
Description
Definition
The / operator it defined as follows:
lhs.divided(rhs);
See the language specification for more details.
Polymorphism
The / operator is polymorphic.
The meaning of / depends on the
Numeric interface.
Type
The result type of the / operator is the same as the type of its right hand operand.
Meaning of quotient for built-in types
For the built-in numeric types Integer and
Float,
/ performs normal mathematical division, subject to the limitations
of the relevant type.
See also
- API documentation for
Numeric - arithmetic operators in the language specification
- operator precedence in the language specification
- Operator polymorphism and Numeric operator semantics in the Tour of Ceylon
