abs() — Maple v0.0.11 Documentation

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# abs()

(Macro) computes the absolute value of a number.

## Syntax

    abs(x)

## Parameters

x: the number.

## Returns

x: if x is greater than or equal to 0.

-x: if x is less than 0.

## Warning

Because of the way `abs()` is implemented, avoid using other functions or causing side effects inside the parentheses, as it may lead to incorrect results:

    abs(a++);   // avoid this - yields incorrect results

    abs(a);       // use this instead -
    a++;          // keep other operations outside abs()

## Arduino Compatibility

Maple’s implementation of `abs()` is compatible with Arduino.

License and Attribution

Portions of this page were adapted from the Arduino Reference Documentation, which is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

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