Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition - Operator | Language Reference Version 1

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##### Description

> Used to find the difference between two numbers or to indicate 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.

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