SHIP:Sail:abs

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
abs	Integer/Float	v4.0	Gets the absolute value of a number

The Float form of this function was introduced in SHIP Version 5.0.

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail Numeric Functions
• ceil, floor, ftoi, itof, max, min, round

Prototype

Integer abs(Integer number);

Float abs(Float number);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
number	Integer/Float	The number to find the absolute value of
Return	Integer/Float	the absolute value of the supplied number

Detailed Description

The abs(number) function returns the absolute value of the specified number.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
abs(-5);	5
abs(0);	0
abs(6);	6