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JavaScript

Posted by Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray
Courses Plus Student 11,927 Points

How to set a backslash in javascript?

How can I set a variable equal to a forwardslash, aka the division operator? Any time I set the operator equal to a variable, it messes with the rest of my code. I don't want the operator set as a string value, I want it set as the operator value. How can I achieve this?

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

just curious...why would you want to do this?

2 Answers

George S-T
George S-T
6,624 Points
George S-T
George S-T
6,624 Points

Title is a little confusing. Java is a totally different language to JavaScript.

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

you are saying you want to set a variable equal to the division operator? so when you reference the variable you really mean "put the division operator here"? why not just use the division operator.