Operators

Operators

Operators in expressions

The following tables show operand types and results of arithmetical and logical operations.

When evaluating any expressions, there holds that if any operand in a calculation is invalid, the result is also invalid. However, an eval tag is exception, if the parameter "Replace Invalid values with 0" is set. Then it is evaluated as it is mentioned here.

See also the topic Order of operators by the priority


Arithmetical operators

Operator

Operation

Description

Operand types

Result type

+

addition

Difference between two absolute times is calculated this way:
ATime - BTime = %SubTimeLocal(ATime, BTime)

All others combination of absolute and relative times with operators + and - are calculated this way:
ATime + RTime = %AddTimeLocal(ATime, RTime)

or

ATime - RTime = %AddTimeLocal(ATime, -RTime) 

integer
real
boolean
time interval

integer
real
boolean
time interval

Operand 1

Operand 2

absolute time

integer
real
relative time

integer
real
relative time

absolute time

absolute time

-

subtraction

Difference between two absolute times is calculated this way:
ATime - BTime = %SubTimeLocal(ATime, BTime)

All others combination of absolute and relative times with operators + and - are calculated this way:
ATime + RTime = %AddTimeLocal(ATime, RTime)

or

ATime - RTime = %AddTimeLocal(ATime, -RTime) 

 

integer
real
boolean
time interval

integer
real
boolean
time interval

Operand 1

Operand 2

absolute time

integer
real
relative time

absolute time

*

multiplication

 

integer
real
boolean

integer
real
integer

/

division

 

integer
real
boolean

real
real
integer

-

unary operator

 

integer
real

integer
real

In mathematical operations, operands of Boolean type are converted to Integer type as follows:

  • TRUE -> 1

  • FALSE-> 0

Note

  • Result of an function of Boolean type may be converted to other type by the multiplying with the constant of the particular type. For example: %Flag(Object,@A)*1 gives a numerical type of the result value, i.e. Integer, Real.


Logical operators