imaxabs - Man Page

return absolute value

Prolog

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Synopsis

#include <inttypes.h>

intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j);

Description

The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2017 defers to the ISO C standard.

The imaxabs() function shall compute the absolute value of an integer j. If the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined.

Return Value

The imaxabs() function shall return the absolute value.

Errors

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

Examples

None.

Application Usage

The absolute value of the most negative number cannot be represented in two's complement.

Rationale

None.

Future Directions

None.

See Also

imaxdiv()

The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, <inttypes.h>

Referenced By

imaxdiv(3p), inttypes.h(0p).

2017 IEEE/The Open Group POSIX Programmer's Manual