Division Assignment(/=) Operator in JavaScript

JavaScript Division Assignment Operator in JavaScript is represented by “/=”. This operator is used to divide the value of the variable by the value of the right operand and that result is going to be assigned to the variable. This can also be explained as dividing the value of the variable by an expression and assigning that result to the variable.

Syntax:

a /= b
or
a = a / b

Example 1: In this example, we will use the division assignment operator.

Javascript

let x = 18;
x /= 3;
console.log(x);

x /= 2;
console.log(x);

x /= 0;
console.log(x);

Output

6
3
Infinity

Example 2: In this example, we will use the division assignment operator.

Javascript

let a = 18;
a /= 3;
console.log(a);

a /= 'bar';
console.log(a);

Output

6
NaN

We have a complete list of Javascript Assignment Operators, Please check this article Javascript Assignment Operator.

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• Opera 3
• Safari 1