abs()

Returns the absolute value of the passed value argument. That means, if a positive number or zero is passed, then the same number is returned. If however a negative number is passed, then the signment of the number is flipped to positive. So it behaves like simply removing the minus sign if any.

Function Prototype

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Return Value

Remarks

This functions accepts any standard unit and finalness for its argument number. The return value's standard unit and finalness is identical to the passed number's one.

Examples

• on init
• declare %values[7] := ( -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 )
• declare $i := 0
• while ($i < num_elements(values))
• message("The absolute value of " & $values[$i] & " is " & abs($values[$i]))
• end while
• end on

• abort() function
• NKSP Reference
• acos() function