- (Subtract) (Entity SQL)
Subtracts two numbers.
expression - expression
Arguments
- expression
Any valid expression of any one of the numeric data types.
Result Types
The data type that results from the implicit type promotion of the two arguments. For more information about implicit type promotion, see Type System (Entity SQL).
Example
The following Entity SQL query uses the - arithmetic operator to subtract two numbers. The query is based on the AdventureWorks Sales Model. To compile and run this query, follow these steps:
Follow the procedure in How to: Execute a Query that Returns StructuralType Results (EntityClient).
Pass the following query as an argument to the
ExecuteStructuralTypeQuery
method:
SELECT VALUE product FROM AdventureWorksEntities.Product
AS product where product.ListPrice = 127 - 2
The output is shown below:
ProductID: 842
Name: Touring-Panniers, Large
ProductNumber: PA-T100
MakeFlag: False
...