Operator

-


Description

Used to find the difference between two numbers or to negate the sign of a number.

Usage

result = expression1 - expression2

Part

Type

Description

result

Number

The difference between expression1 and expression2.

expression1

Number

Any numeric expression.

expression2

Number

Any numeric expression.

or

result = -expression

Part

Type

Description

result

Number

Expression with the opposite sign.

expression

Number

Any numeric expression.

Notes

You can use Operator Subtract to define the subtraction operation for custom classes and Operator Negate to define the negation operation.

Sample code

This example stores the difference between two numbers in a variable:

Var diff As Integer
diff = 50 - 30 // diff is 20

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.