abs Method

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Description

Returns the absolute value of a number.

Syntax

Math.abs(number)

The number argument is a numeric expression for which the absolute value is sought.

Remarks

The return value is the absolute value of the number argument.

The following example illustrates the use of the abs method:

function ComparePosNegVal(n)
{
  var s;
  var v1 = Math.abs(n);  
  var v2 = Math.abs(-n);
  if (v1 == v2)
    s = "The absolute values of " + n + " and "
    s += -n + " are identical.";
  return(s);
}