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IntPtr::Subtraction Operator
Visual Studio 2010
Subtracts an offset from the value of a pointer.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- pointer
- Type: System::IntPtr
The pointer to subtract the offset from.
- offset
- Type: System::Int32
The offset to subtract.
The Subtraction method defines the subtraction operation for IntPtr objects. It enables code such as the following.
Languages that do not support custom operators can call the Subtract method instead.
The subtraction operation does not throw an exception if the result is too small to represent as a pointer on the specified platform. Instead, it is performed in an unchecked context.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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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