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standard.C.math.abs

Name Version Deprecated
abs version 1.0 no

Prototype:
number abs(number n)

Parameters:
n      [in] Number whose absolute value is to be calculated

Description:
The abs function returns the absolute value of its parameter.

Example:
import standard.C.math

class Main {
     function Main() {
          var n = -4; 
          var ln = -2147483600 ; 
          var fn = -32.34; 
          echo "The absolute value of " + n + " is " + abs(n)+"\n";
          echo "The absolute value of " + ln + " is " + labs(ln)+"\n";
          echo "The absolute value of " + fn + " is " + fabs(fn)+"\n";
     }
} 
 

Results 
The absolute value of -4 is 4
The absolute value of -2147483600 is 2147483600
The absolute value of -32.340000000000003 is 32.340000000000003 

Returns:
the absolute value of its parameter

Documented by Simona Gabriela Plesuvu, generation time: Sun Jan 27 18:15:14 2013 GMT(c)2013 Devronium Applications