decr/1—decrement an integer or enumeration slot by 1


The decr/1 enumeration operation decrements an integer or enumeration slot by 1. The syntax for this operation is as follows:

decr($SLOT)

decr/1 arguments

Argument

Mode

Type

Description

$SLOT

Input

SLOTREF

Specifies an integer or enumeration slot to be decremented

Use decr/1 to decrement the slot referenced in $SLOT by 1. For an enumeration, the slot is set to the next lower value, or unmodified if there is no lower value.

decr/1 example

decr( $E.mc_priority );

 

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