op:decimal-multiply

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

Signatures

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

Arguments

Data Type
Argument
Description

xs:decimal

$decimal-var1

Represents a decimal number, for example: 1.1.

xs:decimal

$decimal-var2

Represents a decimal number, for example: 1.1.

Returns

Returns the decimal value of multiplying $decimal-var1 by $decimal-var2.

Examples

Simple

Invoking decimal-multiply("2.0","1.0") returns the decimal value: 2 as shown in the following example query:

<decimal-multiply>{op:decimal-multiply("2.0","1.0")}</decimal-multiply> 

The preceding query generates the following result:

<decimal-multiply>2</decimal-multiply> 

Related Topics

W3C decimal data type description.

W3C numeric-multiply operator description.