Division assignment (/=)

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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Syntax

x /= y // x = x / y

Examples

Using division assignment

let bar = 5;

bar /= 2; // 2.5
bar /= 2; // 1.25
bar /= 0; // Infinity
bar /= "foo"; // NaN

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-assignment-operators

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