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* (multiplication)


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The multiplication operator, * (asterisk character), returns the multiplication of the arguments before and after it.

$MyNumber = 3*4; 

The multiplication operator * may be used to multiply strings. Thus, the expression

$MyString = 3*"xyz"; 

evaluates to a string "xyzxyzxyz".