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-= (i.e. decrement)


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 v9.1.0

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-= (i.e. decrement)

This assignment operator is a convenient shorthand for decrementing an attribute. For example, the two following statements are equivalent:

$MyNumber -= 3; 

$MyNumber = $MyNumber - 3; 

This operator may also be used with Lists and Sets.


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