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{{lslfunc
|func=llAbs
|func_id=6|func_sleep=0.0|func_energy=10.0
|func_footnote
|p1_type=integer
|p1_name=val
|p1_desc=Any integer value
|return_type=integer
|return_text=that is the positive version of {{LSLP|val}}.

|other_languages={{LSL OL|C++|[http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdlib/abs/ abs]}}  

|spec
|caveats=*The llAbs of -2147483648 is -2147483648. This is because the positive integer 2147483648 is outside the range of allowed LSL {{LSLGC|Integer|integer values}}.
|examples=
<source lang="lsl">
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        // PUBLIC_CHANNEL has the integer value 0
        // returns: "The absolute value of -4 is: 4"
        llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "The absolute value of -4 is: "+(string)llAbs(-4) );
    }
}
</source>
<source lang="lsl">
// Here's a more elaborate example.

ShowAbsolute(integer inputInteger)
{
    string output = "llAbs(" + (string)inputInteger + ") --> " + (string)llAbs(inputInteger);

    llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, output);
}

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

//  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
</source>
|helpers
|also_header
|also_tests
|also_articles
|also_footer
|also_functions={{LSL DefineRow||[[llFabs]]|[[float]] version of llAbs}}
|also_events
|also_articles={{LSL DefineRow||{{Wikipedia|Absolute value}}|}}
|notes
|cat1=Math
|cat2=Integer
|cat3
|cat4
}}