What "%" means in programming?

Answer 1

That depends on the context and the programming language. Please give an example.

Some programming language use "%" as modulo operator or for string formatting.

Answer 2

Akintunde Rotolu ,

5 % 3 = 2 not 0

Answer 3

The % sign refers to modulus which means it gives the remainder of the given division. For example:-

10%2 =0 because 2 can completely divide 10
And 7%2 = 1
So basically it just returns the remainder

Answer 4

Its the modulus operator and can be used to find the remainder of the division of two numbers for example,

10 / 3 = 3 // 3 goes in to 10 3 times therfore 3 is returned

10 % 3 = 1 // 3 goes in to 10 3 times and the remainder is returned in this case 1

Answer 5

It generally means modulo or remainder
7 % 3 = 2 multiples of 3(3,6) and a remainder of 1
But the remainder is the only thin g considered therefore,
7 % 3 = 1

Answer 6

It depend on the language, if it is SQL,% is part of the wildcard. It is use as: SELECT *
WHERE title LIKE %A
This means select a title in the database that start with A.

Answer 7

Modulo operator it returns remainder from mathematical expressions

Answer 8

Means reminder

Answer 9

It means modules more like remainder
Example
3 % 3 = 0
5 % 3 = 0
So all it does is divide the by 3 and returns the remainder