abs()
This function returns the absolute value of a.
Parameters
|
Parameter |
Description |
|
a |
Value. |
Examples
|
Parameter a |
Result |
|
|
0 |
|
false |
true |
|
123 |
123 |
|
-123 |
123 |
|
123.45 |
123.45 |
|
-123.45 |
123.45 |
|
Text |
0 |
|
-123.450 |
123.45 |
|
-123.450 |
123.450 Note: If you want to preserve the number of decimal places (see also previous example), please use a suitable data type and a corresponding template for the field on which you execute the function. Here, for example, the data type BigDecimal and the template ####0.000 |