The ABS Function

The ABS function returns the absolute value of the argument.

The type of this function is according to the argument type as follows:

Argument Type	Function Type
Integer	Integer
Numeric	Numeric

General Format

FUNCTION ABS (argument-1)

Arguments

Argument-1 must be class numeric.

Returned Values

The returned value is as follows:
1. When the value of argument-1 is zero or positive, (argument-1)
2. When the value of argument-1 is negative, (-argument-1)