Decrement Variable

Verb: decrementVar

Available from: <Standard>

Decrements the value of a variable.

Syntax

decrementVar --number(Numeric)

Inputs

Script Designer Required AcceptedTypes Description
--number Numeric variable Required Number Numeric variable of which the value is decremented.

Example

Using the Decrement Variable command within a While loop, a variable's value is decremented by 1 at each repetition while it is greater than or equal to 1. The Log Message command displays the variable's value on every repetition.

defVar --name decrementedNumber --type Numeric --value 10
   while --left "${decrementedNumber}" --operator "Greater_Than_Equal_To" --right 1
         decrementVar --number ${decrementedNumber}
         logMessage --message "${decrementedNumber}" --type "Info"
   endWhile

See Also

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