ee.Number.add

  • Number.add() is a method that performs addition, taking a right-hand Number value and adding it to the left-hand Number value (represented by this).

  • The result of the addition operation is always a Number, regardless of whether the inputs are integers or floating-point numbers.

  • This method is available in both JavaScript and Python within the Earth Engine environment.

  • You can use getInfo() in Python to retrieve and print the numerical result of the add() operation.

 Adds the first value to the second.

UsageReturns
Number.add(right)Number
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: leftNumberThe left-hand value.
rightNumberThe right-hand value.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

print('5 + 10', ee.Number(5).add(ee.Number(10)));  // 15
print('5 + 10.2', ee.Number(5).add(ee.Number(10.2)));  // 15.2
print('5 + -10.2', ee.Number(5).add(ee.Number(-10.2)));  // -5.199999999

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

import ee
import geemap.core as geemap

Colab (Python)

print('5 + 10:', ee.Number(5).add(ee.Number(10)).getInfo())  # 15
print('5 + 10.2:', ee.Number(5).add(ee.Number(10.2)).getInfo())  # 15.2
print('5 + -10.2:',
      ee.Number(5).add(ee.Number(-10.2)).getInfo())  # -5.199999999