Calculates the absolute value of a number
Syntax
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.
Example
Dim n As Integer
Print Abs( -1 )
Print Abs( -3.1415 )
Print Abs( 42 )
Print Abs( n )
n = -69
Print Abs( n )
Output:
1
3.1415
42
0
69
Dialect Differences
- In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.
Differences from QB
See also