Whats the meaning of % in C#

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If been on google everywhere and still cant find the answer to what the % do in C# programming ?

Posted 10-Sep-12 7:08am

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ridoy · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-10T07:47:00

Solution 3

Why you can't find answer i don't understand.It's just an operator named modulus.
Consider the code..

C#

int a = 5, b = 9,c;
    c = b % a;

If you now print c then it will print 4,because when you divide 9 by 5 then the remainder will be 4.That's the work what % does..

Posted 10-Sep-12 7:47am

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Prasad_Kulkarni 11-Sep-12 2:01am

+5! :D

ridoy 11-Sep-12 6:47am

Thanks Prasad..

Kenneth Haugland · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-10T07:12:00

Solution 2

% is equivalent for Modulus and Mod is used in VB:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/se0w9esz%28v=vs.110%29.aspx[^]

Posted 10-Sep-12 7:12am

Kenneth Haugland

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Abhinav S 10-Sep-12 13:25pm

Yup. Correct. 5.

__TR__ · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-10T07:11:00

Solution 1

% is called the modulus operator and computes the remainder after dividing its first operand by its second.
Refer % Operator (C# Reference)[^]
C# Modulo Operator[^]

Posted 10-Sep-12 7:11am

__TR__

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Abhinav S 10-Sep-12 13:25pm

Correct. 5.

__TR__ 11-Sep-12 2:54am

Thanks Abhinav :)

Prasad_Kulkarni 11-Sep-12 2:01am

+5 :D

__TR__ 11-Sep-12 2:54am

Thanks Prasad :)