Visual C++ - Additive inverse: -

Operator negative sign is used to change the sign of expressions. it works as a negation: if the expression value is positive then the result will be negative, and if the expression is negative then the result will be positive.

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Description

- expression

Used keywords: -

Input

expression - Any number

Output

Result - Numbers

Examples

Visual C++ .NET

Additive inverse the possible of use:

xmin = -32768; ymax = 32767;
short x= -1234;        // x = -1234
short y = -(1500 % 60);// y = -25
y = (short)(x * y);    // z = 30850

Visual C++ .NET

Other pieces of example codes:

 x= -12345

 x= -5

 x= -82345

You can find it in the following collections: arithmetic operators

Additive inverse in another programming language: