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abs |
Library: Floating point number support (OMFLOAT)
Import: omfloat.xmd Library: Binary coded decimal (BCD) numbers (OMBCD) Import: ombcd.xmd |
Return type: BCD or float Returns: The absolute value of a specified number. |
export overloaded external float function abs value float x export overloaded external bcd function abs value bcd x
Use abs
to get the absolute value of a floating point number or BCD number.
To get the absolute value of a BCD number, you must import the ombcd.xmd file in your program. To get the absolute value of a floating point number, import the omfloat.xmd file.
The following program will output "$34.98":
import "ombcd.xmd" unprefixed process local bcd price set price to -34.98 output "<$,NNZ.ZZ>" % abs price
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