Subtraction Operator (-)

Description

Finds the difference between two numbers or indicates the negative value of a numeric expression.

Syntax 1

result = number1-number2

Syntax 2

-number

The - operator syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
result	Any numeric variable.
number	Any numeric expression.
number1	Any numeric expression.
number2	Any numeric expression.

Remarks

In Syntax 1, the - operator is the arithmetic subtraction operator used to find the difference between two numbers. In Syntax 2, the - operator is used as the unary negation operator to indicate the negative value of an expression.

If one or both expressions are Null expressions, result is Null. If an expression is Empty, it is treated as if it were 0.