Operator - (Negate)
Changes the sign of a numeric expression
Declare Operator - ( ByRef rhs As Integer ) As Integer
Declare Operator - ( ByRef rhs As Single ) As Single
Declare Operator - ( ByRef rhs As Double ) As Double
result = - rhs
rhs
Returns the negative of the expression.
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.
Output:
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.
Example
Dim n As LongInt
Print -5
n = 65432568459
n = - n
Print n
Sleep
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
