ABS

ABS

The ABS function returns the absolute value of a number.

Syntax 1

function abs (arg-1)

Syntax 2

$abs (arg-1)

Arguments

• arg-1 must be a numeric data item or literal.

Result

The function returns a number that is the absolute value of arg-1.

Examples

Example - Display the absolute value of -1.

display function abs(-1).