abs()

int/float abs ( int/float $number )

Description

abs() returns the absolute value of a given number

※ available F/W version : all

Parameters

$number - the numeric value to process

Return values

Returns the absolute value of the number. If the argument is float, it returns float, and if the argument is integer, it returns integer

Example

<?php
$ret1 = abs(-10.11);
$ret2 = abs(10.11);
$ret3 = abs(-10);
$ret4 = abs(10);

echo "ret = $ret1\r\n";  // OUTPUT: ret = 10.11
echo "ret = $ret2\r\n";  // OUTPUT: ret = 10.11
echo "ret = $ret3\r\n";  // OUTPUT: ret = 10
echo "ret = $ret4\r\n";  // OUTPUT: ret = 10
?>

See also

None

Remarks

This function is identical to the PHP group’s abs() function.