Arithmetic operators

The addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and modulus operators can only be used with numeric values. The arithmetic operators are described in Arithmetic operators.

Table 1. Arithmetic operators

Operator	Description
+	Addition
-	Subtraction
*	Multiplication
/	Division
%	Modulus

Note:

You can isolate the decimal portion of a number with the modulus operator by using the syntax: number%1.

For example, this script assigns numeric values to two variables. These numbers are used in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and modulus operations.

ASL Script (mathematic_do.asl):
START 
do {
 a = 36;
 b = 4;
 print(“Addition “.a+b);
 c = a-b;
 print(“Subtraction “.c);
 d = a*b;
 print(“Multiplication “.d);
 print(“Division “.b/a);
 e = 10%b;
 print("Modulus ".e);
 stop();
}
Output:
$ sm_adapter mathematic_do.asl
Addition 40
Subtraction 32
Multiplication 144
Division 0.111111111111111
Modulus 2
$