- - Function Summary
Summary:
Returns the second value subtracted from the first.
Usage:
- value1 value2
Arguments:
value1 - The value1 argument. (must be: number pair char money date time tuple)
value2 - The value2 argument. (must be: number pair char money date time tuple)
Description:
If used with only a single value, it negates the
value (unary minus). When subtracting values of
different datatypes, the values must be compatible.
print -123 ; a negative number
-123 |
print - 123 ; negating a positive number (unary)
-123 |
print 1-Jan-2000 - 1
31-Dec-1999 |
print 1.2.3.4 - 1.0.3.0
0.2.0.4 |
Related:
+ - Returns the result of adding two values. absolute - Returns the absolute value. add - Returns the result of adding two values. negate - Changes the sign of a number. subtract - Returns the second value subtracted from the first.
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