jBase Commad ABS

ABS returns the mathematical absolute of the ()expression

Commad Syntax

ABS (expression)

Syntax Elements

expression can be of any form that should evaluate to a numeric. The ABS function will then return the mathematical absolute of the expression. This will convert any negative number into a positive result.

Notes

express this as: value < 0 ? 0 - value : value

Example

CRT ABS (10-15)

Displays the value 5

PositiveVar = ABS (100-200)

Assigns the value 100 to the variable PositiveVar.