expression1 %= expression2

Assigns expression1 the value of expression1 % expression2. The following two statements are equivalent:

x %= y; and x = x % y; 

Operands

expression1 : Number - A number or expression that evaluates to a number.

expression2 : Number - A number or expression that evaluates to a number.

Returns

Number - The result of the arithmetic operation.

Example

The following example assigns the value 4 to the variable x:

var x:Number = 14; 
var y:Number = 5; 
trace(x %= y); // output: 4 

See also

% modulo operator