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UIntPtr::Subtraction Operator (UIntPtr, Int32)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Subtracts an offset from the value of an unsigned pointer.

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

public:
static UIntPtr operator -(
	UIntPtr pointer,
	int offset
)

Parameters

pointer
Type: System::UIntPtr

The unsigned pointer to subtract the offset from.

offset
Type: System::Int32

The offset to subtract.

Return Value

Type: System::UIntPtr

A new unsigned pointer that reflects the subtraction of offset from pointer.

The Subtraction method defines the subtraction operation for UIntPtr objects. It enables code such as the following.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 8.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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