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Decimal.Subtract Method

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Subtracts one specified Decimal value from another.

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

Syntax

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public static decimal Subtract(
	decimal d1,
	decimal d2
)

Parameters

d1: Type: System.Decimal
The minuend.

d2: Type: System.Decimal
The subtrahend.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
OverflowException	The return value is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of Subtract.

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	class PiggyBank {
		public decimal Cents {
			get {
				return Decimal.Subtract(MyFortune, Decimal.Floor(MyFortune));
			}
		}

		protected decimal MyFortune;

		public void AddPenny() {
			MyFortune += .01m;
		}
	}

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.

Reference

Decimal Structure

System Namespace

Add

Multiply

Divide

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