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Revision as of 08:56, 2 June 2009

Class

Numeric Data


Purpose

Function to return absolute value


Syntax

ABS(<expN>)


See Also

INT(), ROUND(), SET DECIMALS


Description

The ABS() function returns the absolute value of the numeric expression <expN>.


Example

? abs(-1)
         1
? abs(-5.6)
       5.6
? abs(2.5)
       2.5


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer