/ (Divide) (Entity SQL)

Divides one number by another.

dividend / divisor

Arguments

  • dividend
    The numeric expression to divide. dividend is any valid expression of any one of the numeric data types.
  • divisor
    The numeric expression to divide the dividend by. divisor is any valid expression of any one of the numeric data types.

Result Types

The data type that results from the implicit type promotion of the two arguments. For more information about implicit type promotion, see Type System (Entity SQL).

Example

The following Entity SQL query uses the / arithmetic operator to divide one numer by another. The query is based on the AdventureWorks Sales Model. To compile and run this query, follow these steps:

  1. Follow the procedure in How to: Execute a Query that Returns StructuralType Results (EntityClient).

  2. Pass the following query as an argument to the ExecuteStructuralTypeQuery method:

SELECT VALUE product FROM AdventureWorksEntities.Product 
    AS product where product.ListPrice = 250 / 2

The output is shown below:

ProductID: 842
Name: Touring-Panniers, Large
ProductNumber: PA-T100
MakeFlag: False
...

See Also

Concepts

Entity SQL Reference

Other Resources

Arithmetic Operators