.NET Framework Class Library
Decimal..::.Subtract Method

Subtracts one specified Decimal value from another.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function Subtract ( _
    d1 As Decimal, _
    d2 As Decimal _
) As Decimal
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim d1 As Decimal
Dim d2 As Decimal
Dim returnValue As Decimal

returnValue = Decimal.Subtract(d1, d2)
C#
public static decimal Subtract(
    decimal d1,
    decimal d2
)
Visual C++
public:
static Decimal Subtract(
    Decimal d1, 
    Decimal d2
)
JScript
public static function Subtract(
    d1 : decimal, 
    d2 : decimal
) : decimal

Parameters

d1
Type: System..::.Decimal
A Decimal (the minuend).
d2
Type: System..::.Decimal
A Decimal (the subtrahend).

Return Value

Type: System..::.Decimal
The Decimal result of subtracting d2 from d1.
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
OverflowException

The return value is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of Subtract.

Visual Basic
Class PiggyBank
    Public ReadOnly Property Cents() As Decimal
        Get
            Return [Decimal].Subtract(MyFortune, [Decimal].Floor(MyFortune))
        End Get
    End Property

    Protected MyFortune As Decimal

    Public Sub AddPenny()
        MyFortune += 0.01D
    End Sub
End Class
C#
    class PiggyBank {
        public decimal Cents {
            get {
                return Decimal.Subtract(MyFortune, Decimal.Floor(MyFortune));
            }
        }

        protected decimal MyFortune;

        public void AddPenny() {
            MyFortune += .01m;
        }
    }
Visual C++
   public ref class PiggyBank
   {
   public:
      Decimal Cents()
      {
         return Decimal::Subtract( MyFortune, Decimal::Floor( MyFortune ) );
      }

      void AddPenny()
      {
         MyFortune = Decimal::Add(MyFortune, (Decimal).01);
      }

   protected:
      Decimal MyFortune;
   };
}
JScript
    class PiggyBank {
        public function get Cents() : Decimal {
            return Decimal.Subtract(MyFortune, Decimal.Floor(MyFortune));
        }

        protected var MyFortune : Decimal;

        public function AddPenny() {
            MyFortune = Decimal.Add(MyFortune, 0.01);
        }
    }
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
See Also

Reference

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