%*=% {refer}

Multiply In Place

Description

Change the value of an object on the search path through multiplication. Equivalent to '*=' in other languages. See incr for details on implementation.

Usage

x %*=% value

Arguments

x

object to be modified; can be a symbol, character, or extraction language object.

value

value with which to change x by

Value

the new value of x, invisibly

Examples

x <- 5
x %*=% 2
identical(x, 10)  # TRUE