Syntax

  #include <stdlib.h>  
   
  int abs  (  
     int   j);
  

Parameters

j

(IN) Specifies an integer argument.

Return Values

abs returns the absolute value of its integer argument.

Remarks

abs returns the absolute value of its integer argument j.

See Also

fabs, labs

Example

  #include <stdlib.h>  
  #include <stdio.h>  
   
  main ()  
  {  
     printf ("%d %d %d\n", abs (-5), abs (0), abs (5) );  
  }
  

produces the following:

  5   0   5