ABS(2)ABS(2)

NAME

abs, labs – integer absolute values

SYNOPSIS

#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>

int abs(int a)

long labs(long a)

DESCRIPTION

Abs returns the absolute value of integer a, and labs does the same for a long.

SOURCE

/sys/src/libc/port/abs.c

SEE

floor(2) for fabs

DIAGNOSTICS

Abs and labs return the most negative integer or long when the true result is unrepresentable.