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  37 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Abs Function [Runtime]</title>
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  41 <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
  42 <lastedited date="2004-08-24T09:34:00">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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  46 <section id="abs">
  47 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3159201"><bookmark_value>Abs function</bookmark_value>
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  49 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159201" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03080601.xhp" name="Abs Function [Runtime]">Abs Function [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
  50 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153394" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">Returns the absolute value of a numeric expression.</paragraph>
  51 </section>
  52 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149233" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph>
  53 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147573" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Abs (Number)</paragraph>
  54 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156152" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Return value:</paragraph>
  55 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149670" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Double</paragraph>
  56 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154924" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Parameters:</paragraph>
  57 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154347" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">
  58 <emph>Number:</emph> Any numeric expression that you want to return the absolute value for. Positive numbers, including 0, are returned unchanged, whereas negative numbers are converted to positive numbers.</paragraph>
  59 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153381" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">The following example uses the Abs function to calculate the difference between two values. It does not matter which value you enter first.</paragraph>
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  62 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148451" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="10">Example:</paragraph>
  63 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154124" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Sub ExampleDifference</paragraph>
  64 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150768" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Dim siW1 As Single</paragraph>
  65 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3125864" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Dim siW2 As Single</paragraph>
  66 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145786" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">siW1 = Int(InputBox$ ("Please enter the first amount","Value input"))</paragraph>
  67 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149561" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">siW2 = Int(InputBox$ ("Please enter the second amount","Value input"))</paragraph>
  68 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145750" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">Print "The difference is "; Abs(siW1 - siW2)</paragraph>
  69 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">End Sub</paragraph>
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