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(like llAbs, llFabs isn't strictly necessary, though can't bitshift so avoiding the function isn't quite as powerful and it produces NaNs for infinity/+0 for -0)
 
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== [[LSL_Type_float|float]] llFabs( [[LSL_Type_float|float]] val); ==
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|return_text=that is the positive version of {{LSLP|val}}.
* val - Any valid float value
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== Specification ==
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    {
This function returns the absolute value passed to it. Basically, it removes the negative sign, on the number if there is one. If the parameter is a positive one, it just returns it.
        llSay(0,"The (Float)absolute value of -4.5 is: "+(string)llFabs(-4.5) );
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== Caveats ==
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== Examples ==
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  {
      llSay(0,"The absolute value of -4.5 is: "+(string)llFabs(-4.5) );
  }
}
}
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// returns :
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// The (Float)absolute value of -4.5 is: 4.500000
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== Helper Functions ==
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|notes=*Using <code>{{LSLP|val}}-2*{{LSLP|val}}*({{LSLP|val}}<0)</code> is roughly 60% faster than llFabs as it avoids a function call, though it produces {{abbr|NaN|not a number}} if given an infinite value and (correctly) returns 0.0 instead of -0.0 when taking the absolute value of negative zero.
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== See Also ==
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[[Category:LSL_Functions]]
[[Category:LSL_Math]]

Latest revision as of 14:11, 28 October 2023

Summary

Function: float llFabs( float val );
0.0 Forced Delay
10.0 Energy

Returns a float that is the positive version of val.

• float val – Any valid float value
This function is similar to functions (e.g. fabs) found in many other languages: 
C++
fabs

Examples

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0,"The (Float)absolute value of -4.5 is: "+(string)llFabs(-4.5) );
    }
}
// returns :
// The (Float)absolute value of -4.5 is: 4.500000

Notes

  • Using val-2*val*(val<0) is roughly 60% faster than llFabs as it avoids a function call, though it produces NaN if given an infinite value and (correctly) returns 0.0 instead of -0.0 when taking the absolute value of negative zero.

See Also

Functions

•  llAbs – integer version of llFabs

Articles

•  "Wikipedia logo" Absolute value

Deep Notes

Signature

function float llFabs( float val );

Haiku

Even with all your little bits intact,
down to the final point
it's still size that matters.

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