<doc>
  <legacy_id>2501</legacy_id>
  <name>*</name>
  <type>operator</type>
  <syntax>
    <example><i>number1</i> * <i>number2</i></example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Math, Logic, &amp; Dates</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="multiply">multiply Command</command>
    <operator tag="/">/ Operator</operator>
    <operator tag="()">() Operator</operator>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
    <changed version="1.1"></changed>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Multiplies two numbers.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>get 3 * 5 <i>-- evaluates to 15</i></p><p>put thisNumber * it into field "Result"</example>
    <example>put (3 + commonFactor) * 4 into tempVariable</example>
    <example>local tArray, tProductArray</p><p>put 1 into tArray[1]</p><p>put 2 into tArray[2]</p><p>put tArray * 10 into tProductArray</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>*</b> (times) <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> to multiply two numbers.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The operands <i>number2</i> and <i>number2</i> are numbers or <glossary tag="expression">expressions</glossary> that <glossary tag="evaluate">evaluate</glossary> to numbers, or <glossary tag="array">arrays</glossary> containing numbers.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>To multiply the contents of a container by a number, use the <b>multiply</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> instead.</p><p/><p>If either <i>number1</i> or <i>number2</i> is an <glossary tag="array">array</glossary>, each of the <glossary tag="array">array</glossary> <glossary tag="element">elements</glossary> must be a number. If an <glossary tag="array">array</glossary> is multiplied by a number, each <keyword tag="element">element</keyword> is multiplied by the number. If an <glossary tag="array">array</glossary> is multiplied by an <glossary tag="array">array</glossary>, both <glossary tag="array">arrays</glossary> must have the same number of <glossary tag="element">elements</glossary> and the same dimension, and each <keyword tag="element">element</keyword> in one <glossary tag="array">array</glossary> is multiplied by the corresponding <keyword tag="element">element</keyword> of the other <glossary tag="array">array</glossary>.</p><p/><p>If an element of one array is empty, the <b>*</b> <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> treats its contents as zero.</p><p/><p><b>Changes:</b></p><p>The option to multiply arrays was introduced in version 1.1. In previous versions, only single numbers could be used with the <b>*</b> <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>