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Multiplication Assignment

multiplication assignment operator takes two operands, multiplies the value in right operand to that of the left operand, and assigns the result back to the left operand

*= symbol is used for multiplication assignment operator

a *= 5  //equivalent to a = a * 5
a *= b  //equivalent to a = a * b

Examples

1. multiplication assign a with 5

var a = 4;
a *= 5;
console.log(a);

2. multiply a with b and assign the result back to a

var b = 7;
var a = 4;
a *= b;
console.log(a);