Math.abs() - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

Math.abs()

Availability
Flash Player 5. In Flash Player 4, the methods and properties of the Math class are emulated using
approximations and might not be as accurate as the non-emulated math functions that Flash
Player 5 supports.
Usage
Math.abs(x:Number) : Number
Parameters
A number.
x
Returns
A number.
Description
Method; computes and returns an absolute value for the number specified by the parameter
Example
The following example shows how
not affect the value of the
var num:Number = -12;
var numAbsolute:Number = Math.abs(num);
trace(num); // output: -12
trace(numAbsolute); // output: 12
Math.abs()
parameter (called
x num
returns the absolute value of a number and does
in this example):
.
x
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