FGL Documentation

abs( ) Function

Description:

The abs() function returns the absolute value (always positive) of the value .

Syntax:

retval = abs ( nValue )

Parameters:

	numeric: nValue	Value to get absolute value of
	numeric: Retval	Absolute value of nValue.

Platforms:

Windows, DOS, Internet Active Pages

Example:


	local var1, var2, var3   // Initialize Variables
	var2 = 0                 // Setting variable type to numeric
	var3 = (var2 + prompt("Test Number", "" , 15 ))  // Obtaining user input (var3)
	var1 = abs( var3 )  	 // Returns the absolute value of (var3)
	
	println( var1 )	 	 // Print results to screen