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# *= (Multiplication Assignment) (Transact-SQL)
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Multiplies two numbers and sets a value to the result of the operation. For example, if a variable @x equals 35, then @x *= 2 takes the original value of @x, multiplies by 2 and sets @x to that new value (70).  
  
![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```syntaxsql  
expression *= expression  
```  
  
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## Arguments
_expression_  
Is any valid data type [expression](../../t-sql/language-elements/expressions-transact-sql.md), except the **bit** type, in the numeric category.  
  
## Result Types  
Returns the data type of the argument with the higher precedence. For more information, see [Data Type Precedence (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/data-types/data-type-precedence-transact-sql.md).  
  
## Remarks  
For more information, see [* (Multiplication) (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-elements/multiply-transact-sql.md).  
  
## See Also  
[Compound Operators (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-elements/compound-operators-transact-sql.md)   
[Expressions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-elements/expressions-transact-sql.md)   
[Operators (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-elements/operators-transact-sql.md)