Document and Entity Information	Total
Prospectus:
Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2019
Registrant Name	BNY Mellon Advantage Funds, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000914775
Entity Inv Company Type	N-1A
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Feb. 28, 2020
Document Effective Date	Feb. 28, 2020
Prospectus Date	Feb. 28, 2020
BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund | Class Y
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Trading Symbol	AVGYX
BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund | Class I
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Trading Symbol	AVGRX
BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund | Class C
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Trading Symbol	AVGCX
BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund | Class A
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Trading Symbol	AVGAX
BNY Mellon Global Dynamic Bond Income Fund | Class Y
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Trading Symbol	DGDYX
BNY Mellon Global Dynamic Bond Income Fund | Class I
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Trading Symbol	DGDIX
BNY Mellon Global Dynamic Bond Income Fund | Class C
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Trading Symbol	DGDCX
BNY Mellon Global Dynamic Bond Income Fund | Class A
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Trading Symbol	DGDAX
BNY Mellon Global Real Return Fund | Class Y
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Trading Symbol	DRRYX
BNY Mellon Global Real Return Fund | Class I
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Trading Symbol	DRRIX
BNY Mellon Global Real Return Fund | Class C
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Trading Symbol	DRRCX
BNY Mellon Global Real Return Fund | Class A
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Trading Symbol	DRRAX
BNY Mellon Sustainable Balanced Fund | Class K
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Trading Symbol	DRAKX
BNY Mellon Sustainable Balanced Fund | Service Shares
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Trading Symbol	DRASK