Operator - (Negate)

FreeBASIC

Operator - (Negate)
 
Changes the sign of a numeric expression

Syntax
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

Output:
-5
-65432568459

Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

  • None

See also