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# &*(_:_:)

Returns the product of the two given values, wrapping the result in case
of any overflow.

```
static func &* (lhs: Self, rhs: Self) -> Self
```

## Parameters

`lhs`

The first value to multiply.

`rhs`

The second value to multiply.

## Discussion

The overflow multiplication operator (`&*`) discards any bits that
overflow the fixed width of the integer type. In the following example,
the product of `10` and `50` is greater than the maximum representable
`Int8` value, so the result is the partial value after discarding the
overflowing bits.

```
let x: Int8 = 10 &* 5
// x == 50
let y: Int8 = 10 &* 50
// y == -12 (after overflow)
```

For more about arithmetic with overflow operators, see 
[Overflow
Operators](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/AdvancedOperators.html#ID37) in *[The Swift Programming Language](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/)*.

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