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Description

When the * operator has two operands of integral type or real type it performs multiplication, according to the following rules:

• If both operands are of integral type then integral multiplication is performed, and the result is a value of integral type.
• If one operand is of integral type and the other is of real type then the integral operand is converted into a real operand and real multiplication is performed, and the result is a value of real type.
• If both operands are of real type then real multiplication is performed, and the result is a value of real type.

Here are some examples using the * operator to perform multiplication:

   3 * 5      which results in the integer value 15
   3 * 5.0    which results in the real value 15.0
   3.0 * 5    which results in the real value 15.0
   3.0 * 5.0  which results in the real value 15.0
   -3 * 5     which results in the integer value -15
   3 * -5     which results in the integer value -15
   -3 * -5    which results in the integer value 15

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