abs

func abs(n : Number) -> Number
  return n when n >= 0
  return -n

Returns the absolute value of the given number. For example:
  abs(-12.3) = 12.3 = abs(12.3)
See also: ceil, floor, frac, int, round, sign

Herman Venter

This is Slim documentation as snarfed on 27 May 1999 by dB.