See Also Example
Used to divide two numbers and return an integer result.
Syntax
result = operand1 \ operand2
Remarks
The operands can be any numeric expression
Before division is performed, the operands are rounded to Integer or Long expressions.
Usually, the data type Any fractional portion is truncated. However, if any operand is a Null , result is also a Null. Any operand that is Empty (VarType 0) is treated as 0.
Arithmetic Operators
Comparison Operators
Concatenation Operators
Logical Operators
Operator Precedence
Other Operators
VarType Function
The example divides 100,000 by 7 using integer division and returns 14,285. To try this example, paste the code into the Declarations section of a form. Then press F5 and click the form.
Sub Form_Click ()
Dim Result As Double ' Declare variable.
Result = 100000 \ 7 ' Divide numbers.
MsgBox "100000 divided by 7 is " & Result ' Display results.
End Sub