ABS

Section: MINTLIB LIBRARY FUNCTIONS (3)
Updated: 3 March 1993
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NAME

abs, labs - return integer or long absolute value  

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

int abs(int i);

long labs(long i);
 

DESCRIPTION

abs returns the absolute value of its integer operand. labs returns the absolute value of its long operand.  

SEE ALSO

fabs(3)  

CAVEAT

In two's-complement representation, the absolute value of the negative integer or long with the largest magnitude is undefined. This error is not trapped in this implementation.
 

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