- Operator

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

# Notes

# Syntax

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.

You can use Operator_ Subtract to define the subtraction operation for custom classes and Operator_Negate to define the negation operation.

# Example

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

Dim x as Integer
x=50-30 //x is 20

# See Also

Operator_Subtract, Operator_Negate functions.