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*(p1) public

Multiply by the specified value.

e.g.

c = a.mult(b,n)
c = a * b

digits

If specified and less than the number of significant digits of the result, the result is rounded to that number of digits, according to BigDecimal.mode.

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static VALUE
BigDecimal_mult(VALUE self, VALUE r)
{
    ENTER(5);
    Real *c, *a, *b;
    size_t mx;

    GUARD_OBJ(a, GetVpValue(self, 1));
    if (RB_TYPE_P(r, T_FLOAT)) {
        b = GetVpValueWithPrec(r, DBL_DIG+1, 1);
    }
    else if (RB_TYPE_P(r, T_RATIONAL)) {
        b = GetVpValueWithPrec(r, a->Prec*VpBaseFig(), 1);
    }
    else {
        b = GetVpValue(r,0);
    }

    if (!b) return DoSomeOne(self, r, '*');
    SAVE(b);

    mx = a->Prec + b->Prec;
    GUARD_OBJ(c, VpCreateRbObject(mx *(VpBaseFig() + 1), "0"));
    VpMult(c, a, b);
    return ToValue(c);
}

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