| Tag Link | -- Decrement | Category | Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Symbol | Source Available | No |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 5.0 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | Decimal or Integer | Security | None |
| Implementation | LCAPI | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0 |
-- decrements the value of the right parameter by one and returns the result. If the right parameter is a variable then the result is stored in the variable.
The result will be either an integer or a decimal value depending on the type of the right parameter. This symbol cannot be used with string values.
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| Required Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Right_Parameter | The variable or value which should be decremented by one. |
To display the values from 10 down to 1:
Use the [Loop] ... [/Loop] tags and a decremented variable. The following code initializes a variable to 11, then decrements it once on each loop, displaying the results.
[Variable: 'Result'=11]
[Loop: 10]
[Output: --$Result]
[/Loop]
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1