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BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund  
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Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock

April 1, 2022

BNY MELLON ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC.

-BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund

Supplement to Current Summary Prospectus and Prospectus
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The following information supersedes and replaces any contrary information contained in "Fees and Expenses" in the fund's summary prospectus and "Fund Summary - Fees and Expenses" in the fund's prospectus:
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination Dec. 31, 2022
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same.  The Example is based on net operating expenses, which reflects the contractual undertaking by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund | Class A  
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.14%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.39%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.14%
Fee waiver rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.05%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.09%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 680
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 912
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,162
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,877
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 680
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 912
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,162
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,877
BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.75%
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.44%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.94%
Fee waiver rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.05%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.89%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 292
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 604
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,042
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,260
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 192
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 604
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,042
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,260
BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Fee waiver rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.05%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.89%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 91
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 295
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 515
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,150
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 91
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 295
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 515
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,150
BNY Mellon Opportunistic Midcap Value Fund | Class Y  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.08%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.08%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.83%
Fee waiver rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.05%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.78%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 80
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 260
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 456
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,021
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 80
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 260
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 456
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,021
[1] Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
[2] The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive receipt of a portion of its management fee in the amount of .05% of the value of the fund's average daily net assets until December 31, 2022. On or after December 31, 2022, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this waiver agreement at any time.