imaxabs(3p)
NAME
imaxabs - return absolute value
SYNOPSIS
#include <inttypes.h> intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j);
DESCRIPTION
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 IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <inttypes.h>
COPYRIGHT
- Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .