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.NET Framework Class Library
Size..::.Subtraction Operator

Subtracts the width and height of one Size structure from the width and height of another Size structure.

Namespace: System.Drawing
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
Syntax
Public Shared Operator - ( _
	sz1 As Size, _
	sz2 As Size _
) As Size
public static Size operator -(
	Size sz1,
	Size sz2
)
public:
static Size operator -(
	Size sz1, 
	Size sz2
)
static let inline (-)
        sz1:Size * 
        sz2:Size  : Size

Parameters

sz1
Type: System.Drawing..::.Size
The Size structure on the left side of the subtraction operator.
sz2
Type: System.Drawing..::.Size
The Size structure on the right side of the subtraction operator.

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing..::.Size
A Size structure that is the result of the subtraction operation.
Examples

The following code example demonstrates the Subtraction operator. The example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. To run the example, paste it into a form that contains a button named subtractionButton and associate the subtractButton_Click method with the button's Click event.


Private Sub subtractButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles subtractButton.Click
    subtractButton.Size = Size.op_Subtraction(subtractButton.Size, _
        New Size(10, 10))
End Sub


private void subtractButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    subtractButton.Size = subtractButton.Size - new Size(10, 10);
}


void subtractButton_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
   subtractButton->Size = subtractButton->Size - System::Drawing::Size( 10, 10 );
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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