Minus Operator

Definition:
Used to subtract two numbers or to change the sign of a number.

Syntax (1):
result = expr1 - expr2

Syntax (2):
- expr

Syntax Description

expr1, expr2 Any numeric expression.

expr Any numeric expression.

Details:
The - operator can be used as an arithmetic operator to find the difference between two numbers, or as a unary negation operator to change the sign of a numeric value. It changes positive numbers to negative and vice-versa. Syntax 1 shows the arithmetic operator, and Syntax 2 shows the unary negation operator.

In Syntax 1, the result data type is usually the same data type as the most precise number. The order of precision that Phoenix follows, starting with the least precise, is Integer, Long, Single, Currency, Double.