ABS Function (Decimal, Integer, BigInteger)

Calculates the absolute value of a number (Decimal, Integer or BigInteger). ABS always returns a positive numeric value or zero.

NewNumber := ABS(Number)

Parameters

• Number
  Type: Integer The input value.

Property Value/Return Value

Type: Integer

The return value is greater than or equal to 0 (zero).

Remarks

The system automatically converts all of the numeric data types for you.

Example

This example shows how to remove the sign from a negative numeric value. This example requires that you create the following variables and text constant in the C/AL Globals window.

Variable name	DataType
x	Decimal
y	Decimal

Text constant name	ENU Value
Text000	x = %1, y = %2

x := -10.235; // x is assigned a negative value
y := ABS(x); // y is assigned the value of x without sign
MESSAGE(Text000, x, y);

The message window displays the following:

x = -10.235, y = 10.235

See Also

Reference

POWER Function (Decimal, Integer, BigInteger)
RANDOM Function (Integer)
RANDOMIZE Function (Integer)
ROUND Function (Decimal)