Decimal.Negate Method (System)

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Decimal.Negate Method

Returns the result of multiplying the specified Decimal value by negative one.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Negate ( _
	d As Decimal _
) As Decimal
C#
public static decimal Negate(
	decimal d
)
Visual C++
public:
static Decimal Negate(
	Decimal d
)
F#
static member Negate : 
        d:decimal -> decimal

Parameters

d
Type: System.Decimal
The value to negate.

Return Value

Type: System.Decimal
A decimal number with the value of d, but the opposite sign.
-or-
Zero, if d is zero.
Examples

The following code example uses the Negate method to change the sign of several Decimal values.

Visual Basic

' Example of the Decimal.Negate, Decimal.Floor, and Decimal.Truncate 
' methods. 
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module DecimalFloorNegTruncDemo

    Const dataFmt As String = "{0,-30}{1,26}"

    ' Display Decimal parameters and their product, quotient, and 
    ' remainder.
    Sub ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( Argument as Decimal )

        Console.WriteLine( )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal Argument", Argument )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, _
            "Decimal.Negate( Argument )", _
            Decimal.Negate( Argument ) )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, _
            "Decimal.Floor( Argument )", _
            Decimal.Floor( Argument ) )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, _
            "Decimal.Truncate( Argument )", _
            Decimal.Truncate( Argument ) )
    End Sub

    Sub Main( )
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the " & vbCrLf & _
            "  Decimal.Negate( Decimal ), " & vbCrLf & _
            "  Decimal.Floor( Decimal ), and " & vbCrLf & _
            "  Decimal.Truncate( Decimal ) " & vbCrLf & _
            "methods generates the following output." )

        ' Create pairs of Decimal objects.
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( 0D ) 
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( 123.456D ) 
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( -123.456D ) 
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( _
            new Decimal( 1230000000, 0, 0, True, 7 ) )
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( -9999999999.9999999999D )
    End Sub
End Module 

' This example of the
'   Decimal.Negate( Decimal ),
'   Decimal.Floor( Decimal ), and
'   Decimal.Truncate( Decimal )
' methods generates the following output.
' 
' Decimal Argument                                       0
' Decimal.Negate( Argument )                             0
' Decimal.Floor( Argument )                              0
' Decimal.Truncate( Argument )                           0
' 
' Decimal Argument                                 123.456
' Decimal.Negate( Argument )                      -123.456
' Decimal.Floor( Argument )                            123
' Decimal.Truncate( Argument )                         123
' 
' Decimal Argument                                -123.456
' Decimal.Negate( Argument )                       123.456
' Decimal.Floor( Argument )                           -124
' Decimal.Truncate( Argument )                        -123
' 
' Decimal Argument                            -123.0000000
' Decimal.Negate( Argument )                   123.0000000
' Decimal.Floor( Argument )                           -123
' Decimal.Truncate( Argument )                        -123
' 
' Decimal Argument                  -9999999999.9999999999
' Decimal.Negate( Argument )         9999999999.9999999999
' Decimal.Floor( Argument )                   -10000000000
' Decimal.Truncate( Argument )                 -9999999999
C#

// Example of the decimal.Negate, decimal.Floor, and decimal.Truncate 
// methods. 
using System;

class DecimalFloorNegTruncDemo
{
    const string dataFmt = "{0,-30}{1,26}";

    // Display decimal parameters and the method results.
    public static void ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( decimal Argument )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal Argument", Argument );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal.Negate( Argument )", 
            decimal.Negate( Argument ) );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal.Floor( Argument )", 
            decimal.Floor( Argument ) );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "decimal.Truncate( Argument )", 
            decimal.Truncate( Argument ) );
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "This example of the \n" +
            "  decimal.Negate( decimal ), \n" +
            "  decimal.Floor( decimal ), and \n" +
            "  decimal.Truncate( decimal ) \n" +
            "methods generates the following output." );

        // Create pairs of decimal objects.
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( 0M );
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( 123.456M );
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( -123.456M );
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( 
            new decimal( 1230000000, 0, 0, true, 7 ) );
        ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( -9999999999.9999999999M );
    }
}

/*
This example of the
  decimal.Negate( decimal ),
  decimal.Floor( decimal ), and
  decimal.Truncate( decimal )
methods generates the following output.

decimal Argument                                       0
decimal.Negate( Argument )                             0
decimal.Floor( Argument )                              0
decimal.Truncate( Argument )                           0

decimal Argument                                 123.456
decimal.Negate( Argument )                      -123.456
decimal.Floor( Argument )                            123
decimal.Truncate( Argument )                         123

decimal Argument                                -123.456
decimal.Negate( Argument )                       123.456
decimal.Floor( Argument )                           -124
decimal.Truncate( Argument )                        -123

decimal Argument                            -123.0000000
decimal.Negate( Argument )                   123.0000000
decimal.Floor( Argument )                           -123
decimal.Truncate( Argument )                        -123

decimal Argument                  -9999999999.9999999999
decimal.Negate( Argument )         9999999999.9999999999
decimal.Floor( Argument )                   -10000000000
decimal.Truncate( Argument )                 -9999999999
*/
Visual C++

// Example of the Decimal::Negate, Decimal::Floor, and 
// Decimal::Truncate methods. 
using namespace System;

// Display Decimal parameters and the method results.
void ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( Decimal Argument )
{
   String^ dataFmt = "{0,-30}{1,26}";
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal Argument", Argument );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal::Negate( Argument )", Decimal::Negate( Argument ) );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal::Floor( Argument )", Decimal::Floor( Argument ) );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Decimal::Truncate( Argument )", Decimal::Truncate( Argument ) );
}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of the \n"
   "  Decimal::Negate( Decimal ), \n"
   "  Decimal::Floor( Decimal ), and \n"
   "  Decimal::Truncate( Decimal ) \n"
   "methods generates the following output." );

   // Create pairs of Decimal objects.
   ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( Decimal::Parse( "0" ) );
   ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( Decimal::Parse( "123.456" ) );
   ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( Decimal::Parse( "-123.456" ) );
   ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( Decimal(1230000000,0,0,true,7) );
   ShowDecimalFloorNegTrunc( Decimal::Parse( "-9999999999.9999999999" ) );
}

/*
This example of the
  Decimal::Negate( Decimal ),
  Decimal::Floor( Decimal ), and
  Decimal::Truncate( Decimal )
methods generates the following output.

Decimal Argument                                       0
Decimal::Negate( Argument )                            0
Decimal::Floor( Argument )                             0
Decimal::Truncate( Argument )                          0

Decimal Argument                                 123.456
Decimal::Negate( Argument )                     -123.456
Decimal::Floor( Argument )                           123
Decimal::Truncate( Argument )                        123

Decimal Argument                                -123.456
Decimal::Negate( Argument )                      123.456
Decimal::Floor( Argument )                          -124
Decimal::Truncate( Argument )                       -123

Decimal Argument                            -123.0000000
Decimal::Negate( Argument )                  123.0000000
Decimal::Floor( Argument )                          -123
Decimal::Truncate( Argument )                       -123

Decimal Argument                  -9999999999.9999999999
Decimal::Negate( Argument )        9999999999.9999999999
Decimal::Floor( Argument )                  -10000000000
Decimal::Truncate( Argument )                -9999999999
*/
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

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
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.
See Also

Reference

Decimal Structure
System Namespace