FBWiki: KeyPgAbs

ABS

Calculates the absolute value of a number

Syntax:declare function Abs overload ( byval number as integer ) as integer declare function Abs ( byval number as longint ) as longint declare function Abs ( byval number as double ) as double
Usage:result = Abs( number )
Parameters:

number

Value to find the absolute value of.

Return Value:

The absolute value of number.

Description:

The absolute value of a number is its unsigned magnitude. For example, Abs(-1) and Abs(1) both return 1. The required number argument can be any valid numeric expression. Abs returns its value as the same data type as the argument number.

The Abs unary operator can be overloaded with user defined types.

Examples:

Dim n As Integer

Print Abs( -1 )
Print Abs( -3.1415 )
Print Abs( 42 )
Print Abs( n )

n = -69

Print Abs( n )

Output:

Dialect Differences:

In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.

Differences from QB:

None

See also:

Sgn
Operator

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FBWiki : KeyPgAbs

ABS