Iabs()

Description

iabs(integer)

Returns the absolute value of its argument.

Note that unlike abs() the argument must be an integer. A floating point argument will return a result consistent with floor(abs(number)).

Related Topics: abs(), isign(), sign().

Examples

> say iabs(4)

You say “4”

> say iabs(-4)

You say “4”

> say iabs(0)

You say “0”

> say iabs(-3.2)

You say “3”

(Stock helpfile saved for the difference between iabs and abs, which probably bore stating. Also added an example of what happens with a non-integer argument. –Soylent 00:22, 3 December 2005 (EST))