The division assignment operator (/=) divides a variable by the value of
the right operand and assigns the result to the variable.
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The source for this interactive example is stored in a GitHub
repository. If you'd like to contribute to the interactive examples project, please
clone https://github.com/mdn/interactive-examples
and send us a pull request.
Syntax
Operator: x /= y
Meaning: x = x / yExamples
Using division assignment
// Assuming the following variable and that all operations are run in order
// bar = 5
bar /= 2 // 2.5
bar /= 2 // 1.25
bar /= 0 // Infinity
bar /= 'foo' // NaN
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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