Iabs()
Description
iabs(integer)
Returns the absolute value of its argument.
Note that unlike abs() the argument must be an integer. A floating point argument will return a result consistent with floor(abs(number)).
Related Topics: abs(), isign(), sign().
Examples
- > say iabs(4)
- You say "4"
- > say iabs(-4)
- You say "4"
- > say iabs(0)
- You say "0"
- > say iabs(-3.2)
- You say "3"
(Stock helpfile saved for the difference between iabs and abs, which probably bore stating. Also added an example of what happens with a non-integer argument. --Soylent 00:22, 3 December 2005 (EST))