Rexx - Arithmetic Operators

The Rexx language supports the normal Arithmetic Operators as any the language. Following are the Arithmetic Operators available in Rexx.

Operator	Description	Example
+	Addition of two operands	1 + 2 will give 3
−	Subtracts second operand from the first	1 - 2 will give -1
∗	Multiplication of both operands	2 ∗ 2 will give 4
/	Division of numerator by denominator	2 / 2 will give 1
//	Remainder of dividing the first number by the second	3 // 2 will give 1
%	The div component will perform the division and return the integer component.	3 % 2 will give 1

Example

The following program shows how the various operators can be used.

Live Demo

/* Main program*/ 
X = 40 
Y = 50 

Res1 = X + Y 
Res2 = X - Y 
Res3 = X * Y 
Res4 = X / Y 
Res5 = X % Y 
Res6 = X // Y 

say Res1 
say Res2 
say Res3 
say Res4 
say Res5 
say Res6

The output of the above program will be −

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