Abs Method (Int32)

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Returns the absolute value of a 32-bit signed integer.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Abs ( _
    val As Integer _
) As Integer

public static int Abs(
    int val
)

public:
static int Abs(
    int val
)

static member Abs : 
        val:int -> int 

public static function Abs(
    val : int
) : int

Parameters

• val
  Type: System. . :: . .Int32
  A number that is greater than Int32..::..MinValue, but less than or equal to Int32..::..MaxValue.

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .Int32
A 32-bit signed integer, x, such that 0 ≤ x ≤Int32..::..MaxValue.

Exceptions

Remarks

The absolute value of an Int32 is its numeric value without its sign. For example, the absolute value of both 123 and -123 is 123.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

Math Class

Abs Overload

System Namespace