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Div(dividend, divisor)

Category: Number function


Description

This function returns the quotient of two numbers.


Arguments

ArgumentTypeDescription
dividendNumberThe value being divided.
divisorNumber (non-zero)The value the divident is being divided by.


Return value type: Number (Integer)


Remarks

This function performs division much as the expression dividend / divisor would, except that only the whole number portion is returned. The decimal portion (remainder) is not returned. Refer to the Rem(number, number) function to capture any remainder.


Examples

div(12,4) //Returns 3
div(15,3) //Returns 5
div(21,5) //Returns 4  (Decimal portion (remainder) is not returned)
div(-14,5) //Returns -2  (Decimal portion (remainder) is not returned)


See also