llAbs

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Summary

Function: integer llAbs( integer val );

Returns an integer that is the positive version of val.

• integer val Any integer value
This function is similar to functions (e.g. abs) found in many other languages: 
C++
abs

Caveats

  • The llAbs of -2147483648 is -2147483648. This is because the positive integer 2147483648 is outside the range of allowed LSL integer values.
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Examples

<lsl> default {

   state_entry()
   {
       llSay(0, "The absolute value of -4 is: "+(string)llAbs(-4) );
   }   //Returns "The absolute value of -4 is: 4"

} </lsl> <lsl> // Here's a more elaborate example. ShowAbsolute(integer X) {

   string Message = "llAbs("
       + (string)X
       + ") --> "
       + (string)llAbs(X);
   llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, Message);

}

default {

   state_entry()
   {
       ShowAbsolute(-3);
       ShowAbsolute(5);
       ShowAbsolute(-20);
       ShowAbsolute(0);
   }

} </lsl>

// Here's the output produced by the more elaborate example:
Test Object: llAbs(-3) --> 3
Test Object: llAbs(5) --> 5
Test Object: llAbs(-20) --> 20
Test Object: llAbs(0) --> 0

See Also

Functions

•  llFabs float version of llAbs

Articles

•  "Wikipedia logo"Absolute value

Deep Notes

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Signature

function integer llAbs( integer val );