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abs

Name

abs — Returns the absolute value of an integer or double.

Synopsis

mixed abs(num);
mixed num: Number from which to get absolute value

Returns

Absolute value of an integer

Description

The abs() function returns the absolute value of the passed variable. The absolute value of a number is the value without regard to positive or negative notation. This can be an integer or a floating-point number; abs() returns the same type that was passed to it.

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4

Example

Example 660. Calculate the absolute value of a number

$int = -123.450;
echo "The absolute value of $int is ", abs($int);



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