C Reference function abs()

This function of stdlib will return the absolute value of an integer.

Usage of abs():

int abs ( int x );

Parameters:

An integer x.

Return value:

The absolute value of integer x.

Source code example of abs():

	#include<stdio.h>
	#include<stdlib.h>

	int main ()
	{
		int x;

		x=abs(-17);
		printf ("x=%d\n",x);
		return 0;
	}

Output of the abs example program above:

	x=17