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Working with Increment/Decrement Process |
  
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Working with Increment/Decrement Process
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Working with Increment/Decrement Process |
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Process Purpose
The "Increment/Decrement" process is used to increment or decrement the numeric value stored in a variable. It can be used in a loop programming process.
Check the provided "Increment/Decrement" examples at the end of the topic.
When you add a process, you are required to define its settings. This occurs in the process's properties window which is displayed automatically after having added the "Increment/Decrement" process.
If any subsequent edition is required, double-click the process to open its properties window and enter the necessary modifications.
Fill in the following options:
Values |
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Variable |
Enter a value directly or click |
Operation |
Select the operation you require: Increment - check this if you want the value that you define below to be an increment. Decrement - check this option so that the value defined below is a decrement. |
Value |
Define the value to be incremented/decremented (depending on the selected operation). |
If required, click 
(on the upper right corner) and enter info about this process in the resulting text box. These notes will be displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window (in the "Notes" field) and in the "Developer Report".
After filling in the required options, click 
to conclude or 
to abort the operation.
The added process is displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window.
Use the right-click in MCL-Designer's input boxes to access some related options as well as the general "Cut", "Copy"; "Paste"; "Search" actions (active/inactive according to the current context).
Ex: If you right-click the "Variable" input box (included in a "Conversion's" properties window), you are provided with general editing/search actions and other more specific options such as "Variable Select" (see "Variable Select"); "Variable Insert" (see "Variable Insert"); "Insert Special Character" (see To Insert Special Characters into a Control's Text Input Field) and "Localization Select" (see Localization List).
If you right-click another input box, it may provide other possibilities.
Value |
Increment Value |
Result |
5 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
- 7 |
- 6 |
-7 |
12 |
5 |
- 13.1 |
- 1.2 |
- 14.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
Value |
Decrement Value |
Result |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
- 7 |
8 |
-7 |
12 |
-19 |
- 13.1 |
- 1.2 |
- 11.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
and select the variable with the initial value to be incremented or decremented. See 