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Clarify documentation of STRING * INTEGER

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pkoppstein committed 2015-08-04 21:40:16 -04:00
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@@ -612,13 +612,14 @@ sections:
- title: Multiplication, division, modulo - `*`, `/`, and `%` - title: Multiplication, division, modulo - `*`, `/`, and `%`
body: | body: |
These operators only work on numbers, and do the expected. These infix operators behave as expected when given two numbers.
Division by zero raises an error. `x % y` computes x modulo y.
Multiplying a string by a number produces the concatenation of Multiplying a string by a number produces the concatenation of
that string that many times. that string that many times. `"x" * 0` produces **null**.
Dividing a string by another splits the first using the second Dividing a string by another splits the first using the second
as separators. Division by zero raises an error. as separators.
Multiplying two objects will merge them recursively: this works Multiplying two objects will merge them recursively: this works
like addition but if both objects contain a value for the like addition but if both objects contain a value for the