`-` (difference) operator

The left-associative, binary infix - operator is used to take the difference of two operands.

Usage

Integer one = 3 - 2;

The - operator is defined as

lhs.minus(rhs);

See the language specification for more details.

The - operator is polymorphic. The meaning of - depends on the Numeric interface.

The result type of the - operator is the same as the type of its right hand operand.

For the built-in numeric types Integer and Float, - performs normal mathematical subtraction, subject to the limitations of the relevant type.