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BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund  
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Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock

September 1, 2022

BNY MELLON ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC.

-BNY Mellon Technology Growth Fund

Supplement to Current Summary Prospectus and Prospectus
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading BNY Mellon Technology Growth 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 one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the fee waiver agreement 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 Technology Growth Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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
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 0.15%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.15%
Fee waiver rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.10%) [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.05%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 676
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 910
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,162
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,884
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 676
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 910
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,162
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,884
BNY Mellon Technology Growth 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 (0.10%) [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.84%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 287
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 600
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,038
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,256
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 187
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 600
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,038
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,256
BNY Mellon Technology Growth 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 0.18%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.18%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.93%
Fee waiver rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.10%) [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.83%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 85
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 286
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 505
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,134
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 85
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 286
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 505
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,134
BNY Mellon Technology Growth 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 0.10%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.10%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.85%
Fee waiver rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.10%) [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.75%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 77
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 261
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 462
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,040
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 77
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 261
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 462
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,040
[1] 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 .10% 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.