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Name | ### - (minus)
Examples |
    int c = 50 - 5;  // Sets 'c' to 45
    int d = c - 5;   // Sets 'd' to 40
    int e = d - 60;  // Sets 'e' to -20
    int a = 5;         // Sets 'a' to 5
    int b = -a;        // Sets 'b' to -5
    int c = -(5 + 3);  // Sets 'c' to -8
Description | Subtracts one value from another and may also be used to negate a value. As a subtraction operator, the value of the second parameter is subtracted from the first. For example, 5 - 3 yields the number 2. As a negation operator, it is equivalent to multiplying a number by -1. For example, -5 is the same as 5 * -1.
Syntax |
    -value1
    value1 - value2
Parameters |
value1 | int or float
value2 | int or float
Related | -- (decrement) -= (subtract assign) + (add)

Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:12am EST
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