Declare Function Abs Overload ( ByVal number As Integer ) As Integer
Declare Function Abs ( ByVal number As LongInt ) As LongInt
Declare Function Abs ( ByVal number As Double ) As Double

result = Abs( number )

number

The absolute value of number.

The absolute value of a number is its unsigned magnitude. For example, Abs(-1) and Abs(1) both return 1. The required number argument can be any valid numeric expression.

The Abs unary Operator can be overloaded with user defined types.

Dim n As Integer

Print Abs( -1 )
Print Abs( -3.1415 )
Print Abs( 42 )
Print Abs( n )

n = -69

Print Abs( n )

Output:

1
3.1415
42
0
69

• In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.
  
  

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