FBWiki: KeyPgOpNegate

Operator - (Negate)

Changes the sign of a numeric expression

Syntax:declare operator - ( byref rhs as integer ) as integer declare operator - ( byref rhs as single ) as single declare operator - ( byref rhs as double ) as double
Usage:result = - rhs
Parameters:

rhs

The right-hand side numeric expression to negate.

Return Value:

Returns the negative of the expression.

Description:

Operator - (Negate) is a unary operator that negates the value of its operand.

The operand is not modified in any way.

This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types.

Examples:

Dim n As LongInt
Print -5
n = 65432568459
n = - n
Print n
Sleep

Output:

-5
-65432568459

Dialect Differences:

In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.

Differences from QB:

None

See also:

Mathematical Functions

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FBWiki : KeyPgOpNegate

Operator - (Negate)