jquery syntax for making positive variable integer negative

Question

I am new to js and a bit stuck (with something that is probably very ease to fix)

I have worked out the height of a div, but I want the variable to be a negative value (so i can centre something horizontally)

Here is the wrong jquery

var modal_height = $('#modal div').outerHeight()/2;
$('#modal div').css('marginTop','-'+modal_height);

Basically as you can see im trying to make the final marginTop value a negative one (i.e. adding a minus sign before the variable)

What is the correct syntax?

you should accept @slaks's answer since you (probably) liked it — Anish Gupta
– Anish Gupta, Commented Apr 18, 2012 at 17:09

SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-05 16:14:28Z

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You need to use the unary minus operator: -modal_height.
This operator returns a negative number.
(If the original number is already negative, it will return a positive number instead)

answered Aug 5, 2011 at 16:14

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