- - 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 - 1
122

print -123  ; a negative number
-123

print - 123  ; negating a positive number (unary)
-123

print 12:00 - 11:00
1:00

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.