labs

Name

labs - computes the absolute value of an integer

Library

libc.lib

Synopsis

#include <stdlib.h>

long labs (long j);

Return values

The (labs, function, returns, the, absolute, value.);

Detailed description

The labs function returns the absolute value of the long integer j.

Examples

#include  <stdio.h>
#include  <stdlib.h>
 
int main( void )
{
   int    ix = -4, iy;
   long   lx = -41567L, ly;
   long long llx = -5343546758, lly;
 
   iy = abs( ix );
   printf( "The abs value of %d is %d\n", ix, iy);
 
   ly = labs( lx );
   printf( "The abs value of %ld is %ld\n", lx, ly);
 
   lly = llabs( llx );
   printf( "The abs value of %lld is %lld\n", llx, lly );
 
   return 0;
}

Output

The absolute value of -4 is 4
The absolute value of -41567 is 41567
The absolute value of -5343546758 is 5343546758

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