pub.math:subtractObjects
WmPublic. Subtracts one java.lang.Number object from another and returns the difference.
Input Parameters
num1 | java.lang.Number Number. See the Usage Notes for supported sub-classes. |
num2 | java.lang.Number Number to subtract from num1. See Usage Notes for supported sub-classes. |
Output Parameters
value | java.lang.Number Difference of num1 - num2. |
Usage Notes
This service accepts the following sub-classes of java.lang.Number: java.lang.Byte, java.lang.Double, java.lang.Float, java.lang.Integer, java.lang.Long, java.lang.Short.
This service applies the following rules for binary numeric promotion to the operands. The following rules are applied in order:
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If either operand is of type Double, the other is converted to Double.
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Otherwise, if either operand is of type Float, the other is converted to Float.
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Otherwise, if either operand is of type Long, the other is converted to Long.
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Otherwise, both operands are converted to type Integer.
These promotion rules mirror the Java rules for numeric promotion of numeric types.