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Java.math.BigDecimal.subtract() Method
Description
The java.math.BigDecimal.subtract(BigDecimal subtrahend) returns a BigDecimal whose value is (this - subtrahend), and whose scale is max(this.scale(), subtrahend.scale()).
Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.math.BigDecimal.subtract() method.
public BigDecimal subtract(BigDecimal subtrahend)
Parameters
subtrahend − value to be subtracted from this BigDecimal.
Return Value
This method returns the value of BigDecimal object after subtraction with the subtrahend i.e, this - subtrahend.
Exception
NA
Example
The following example shows the usage of math.BigDecimal.subtract() method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.math.*; public class BigDecimalDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { // create 3 BigDecimal objects BigDecimal bg1, bg2, bg3; bg1 = new BigDecimal("100.123"); bg2 = new BigDecimal("50.56"); // subtract bg1 with bg2 and assign result to bg3 bg3 = bg1.subtract(bg2); String str = "The Result of Subtraction is " + bg3; // print bg3 value System.out.println( str ); } }
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
The Result of Subtraction is 49.563
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