op:decimal-subtract

Subtracts $decimal-var2 from $decimal-var1. The - operator invokes the decimal-subtract operator.

Signatures

op:decimal-subtract(xs:decimal $decimal-var1, xs:decimal $decimal-var2) —> xs:decimal

Arguments

Data Type
Argument
Description

xs:decimal

$decimal-var1

Represents a decimal number, for example: 1.1.

xs:decimal

$decimal-var2

Represents a decimal number, for example: 1.1.

Returns

Returns the decimal value of subtracting $decimal-var2 from $decimal-var1.

Examples

Simple

Invoking decimal-subtract("2.2","1.1") returns the decimal value 1.1 as shown in the following example query:

<decimal-subtract>{op:decimal-subtract("2.2","1.1")}</decimal-subtract> 

The preceding query generates the following result:

<decimal-subtract>1.1</decimal-subtract> 

Related Topics

W3C decimal data type description.

W3C numeric-subtract operator description.