Subtraction operator (-)
Calculate the difference between two numeric values or represents the negative value of the numeric expression.
Syntax 1
result = number1-number2
Syntax 2
-number
parameter
result
Any numerical variable.
number
Any numeric expression.
number1
Any numeric expression.
number2
Any numeric expression.
illustrate
In Syntax 1, the - operator is an arithmetic subtraction operator used to calculate the difference between two numeric values. In Syntax 2, the - operator is used as a monolog inverse operator, indicating the negative number of the expression.
If one or both expressions are Null expressions,resultforNull. If an expression is Empty, it is processed as 0.