labs

labs

Integer Conversion: Absolute Value

Portability: ISO/ANSI C conforming, UNIX compatible

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
IMPLEMENTATION
EXAMPLE
RELATED FUNCTIONS
SEE ALSO

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

long int labs(long int j);

DESCRIPTION

labs returns the absolute value of a long int .

RETURN VALUE

labs returns the absolute value of its argument. Both the result and the argument are of long int type.

IMPLEMENTATION

labs is implemented as a macro that invokes the built-in abs function.

EXAMPLE

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

main()
{
   long int a, c;  /* The variable, a, can have a negative value. */
   int b;

   puts("Enter values for a (can be negative) and b:");
   scanf("%ld %d", &a, &b);

   c = labs(a*b);  /* Calculate absolute value.                   */

   printf("The absolute value of their product = %ld\n", c );
}

RELATED FUNCTIONS

abs , fabs

SEE ALSO

Mathematical Functions

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