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Dec

unit
System
category
ordinal routines

declaration
procedure Dec(var X [ ; N: longint ] );

description
Decrements an ordinal value by N.

If N is omitted Dec subtracts one from the variable X.

example
type TExperience=(Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced);

var aProg : TExperience;
	
aProg := Intermediate;

aProg := Dec(aProg); // or Dec(aProg,1)

//aProg = Beginner

in real code
Ordinal and Enumerated Data Types
Learn about Delphi's support for ordinal types. Extend Delphi's built-in types by constructing your own types.

see also
Inc, Succ,


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