The * operator is a binary (infix) arithmetic MULTIPLY operator. The * operator expects an integer right hand operand and an integer left hand operand. If either operand is a string, it will be automatically coerced to an integer before the MULTIPLY operator is applied.
syntax: <left_expr> * <right_expr><left_expr> and <right_expr> are refered to as the left and right operand respectively and may themselves be simple values or complex expressions.
e.g. 0x1234 * 16 yields 0x12340 10 * 3 yields 30 (5 + 7) * 8 yields 104