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Complement()

Creates the complement for values of data type C, D, L, M, N

Syntax

Complement( <xValue> ) --> xComplement

Arguments

<xValue>

This is a value of data type C, D, L, M or N.

Return

The function returns the complement of the passed value, or NIL if an illegal data type is passed.

Info

Category:	CT:Miscellaneous , Miscellaneous functions
Source:	ct\misc2.c
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll

Example

// The example displays results of Complement()

   PROCEDURE Main
      LOCAL cString := "xHarbour"
      LOCAL dDate   := StoD( "20070131" )
      LOCAL lLogic  := .T.
      LOCAL nNumber := 3.15

      ? Complement( cString )  // result: (not printable)
      ? Complement( dDate   )  // result: 11/30/92
      ? Complement( lLogic  )  // result: .F.
      ? Complement( nNumber )  // result: -3.15
   RETURN