Abs

Abs( value )
Abs( value )
Abs( value )
Abs( value )
abs( value )
Abs( value )

Description

The Abs function is used to get the absolute value of a number.

Parameters

Parameter Type Definition and Requirements

value

Number

Take the absolute value of this argument.

Returns

A number which is the absolute value of a numeric input argument.

Examples

The following query returns the absolute value of -100:

try
{
    Value result = await client.Query(
        Abs(-100)
    );
    Console.WriteLine(result);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"ERROR: {e.Message}");
}
LongV(100)
result, err := client.Query(
	f.Abs(-100))

if err != nil {
	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
} else {
	fmt.Println(result)
}
100
System.out.println(
    client.query(
        Abs(Value(-100))
    ).get());
100
client.query(
  q.Abs(-100)
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
.catch((err) => console.error(
  'Error: [%s] %s: %s',
  err.name,
  err.message,
  err.errors()[0].description,
))
100
result = client.query(
  q.abs(-100)
)
print(result)
100
Abs(-100)
100
Query metrics:

  •    bytesIn:  12

  •   bytesOut:  16

  • computeOps:   1

  •    readOps:   0

  •   writeOps:   0

  •  readBytes:   0

  • writeBytes:   0

  •  queryTime: 2ms

  •    retries:   0

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