LABS(3)
Library Functions Manual
LABS(3)
NAME
labs
—
return the absolute value of a long integer
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <
stdlib.h
>
long int
labs
(
long int j
);
DESCRIPTION
The
labs
() function returns the absolute value of the long integer
j
.
SEE ALSO
abs(3)
,
cabs(3)
,
floor(3)
,
imaxabs(3)
,
llabs(3)
,
math(3)
STANDARDS
The
labs
() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C”).
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
June 4, 1993
NetBSD 5.99