op:double-multiply

Multiplies $double-var1 by $double-var2. The * operator invokes the double-multiply operator.

Signatures

op:double-multiply(xs:double $double-var1, xs:double $double-var2) —> xs:double

Arguments

Data Type
Argument
Description

xs:double

$double-var1

Represents a double precision (64 bit) floating point number, for example: 1.1.

xs:double

$double-var2

Represents a double precision (64 bit) floating point number, for example: 1.1.

Returns

Returns the double precision (64 bit) floating point value of multiplying $double-var1 by $double-var2.

Examples

Simple

Invoking double-multiply("2.0","3.0") returns the double precision floating point value: 6.0 as shown in the following example query:

<double-multiply>{op:double-multiply("2.0","3.0")}</double-multiply> 

The preceding query generates the following result:

<double-multiply>6.0</double-multiply> 

Related Topics

W3C double data type description.

W3C numeric-multiply operator description.