labs

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Gives long absolute value.

Defined in header <math.h>

Syntax

#include <math.h>
long int labs(long int x);

Portability

DOS	UNIX	Windows	ANSI C	C++ only
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Remarks

labs computes the absolute value of the paran^eter x.

Return value

labs returns the absolute value of x.

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

int main(void)
{
   long result;
   long X = -12345678L;
   result= labs (x);
   printf("number: lid abs value:  %ld\n", x, result);
   return 0;

Differences from modern implementations

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Modern references

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Stable link: /3.1/math.h/labs/ · short form /3.1/labs/