The remainder assignment operator (%=
) divides a variable by the value of
the right operand and assigns the remainder to the variable.
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Syntax
Operator: x %= y
Meaning: x = x % y
Examples
Using remainder assignment
// Assuming the following variable
// bar = 5
bar %= 2 // 1
bar %= 'foo' // NaN
bar %= 0 // NaN
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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