ABS Function (Decimal, Integer, BigInteger)

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06/05/2016

Calculates the absolute value of a number (Decimal, Integer or BigInteger). ABS always returns a positive numeric value or zero.

Syntax

  
NewNumber := ABS(Number)

Parameters

Number
Type: Integer

The input value.

Property Value/Return Value

Type: Integer

The return value is greater than or equal to 0 (zero).

Remarks

The system automatically converts all of the numeric data types for you.

Example

This example shows how to remove the sign from a negative numeric value. This example requires that you create the following variables and text constant in the C/AL Globals window.

Variable name	DataType
x	Decimal
y	Decimal

Text constant name	ENU Value
Text000	x = %1, y = %2

x := -10.235; // x is assigned a negative value  
y := ABS(x); // y is assigned the value of x without sign  
MESSAGE(Text000, x, y);

The message window displays the following:

x = -10.235, y = 10.235