\ operator in VB

Question

I want to know what is purpose of '\' in vb ? I have this statement:

frontDigitsToKeep \ 2

and I want to convert it to C#.

Please suggest.

See this recent question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6013626/vb-net-vs-c-integer-division — Alex K., May 16 '11 at 14:47

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered May 16 '11 at 14:44

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\ is the integer division operator in VB.NET.

For C#, just use the standard / operator instead and assign the result to some integer type:

frontDigitsToKeep / 2

You need an integer typecast if frontDigitsToKeep itself isn't an integer:

(int) frontDigitsToKeep / 2

answered May 16 '11 at 14:44

BoltClock

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and if it isn't, cast it to an integer/long using `(int)`, `(uint)`, `(long)`, or `(ulong)` depending on the expected value range. – Powerlord May 16 '11 at 14:46
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Actually, to get exactly the same behaviour, make sure that both *operands* are of type int (rather than casting the result). – Heinzi May 16 '11 at 14:47
Does the vb.net operator always round down? – Jodrell May 16 '11 at 14:47
@Jodrell, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6013626/vb-net-vs-c-integer-division, yes – Jodrell May 16 '11 at 14:49

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '14 at 03:40

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The equivalent code in c# is

frontDigitsToKeep / 2

for such conversion from C# to VB.Net and vb.net to c# follow the link

http://converter.telerik.com/

answered Jul 11 '14 at 03:40

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 21 '15 at 21:24

Say you're trying to compute how many coins are packaged without caring for the leftovers. You would use \ to do integer division. So ( 4 * 5 ) \ 6 would equal 3.

As for how to put it into C#, you would use frontDigitsToKeep - (frontDigitsToKeep % 2) / 2.

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 11 '12 at 14:12

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100 \ 9 = 11 in VB.NET is equivalent to 100 - (100 % 9) / 9 in C#.

frontDigitsToKeep - (frontDigitsToKeep % 2) / 2

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answered May 16 '11 at 14:54

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http://stackoverflow.com/editing-help – BoltClock May 16 '11 at 15:05

\ operator in VB

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