NAME
labs
- return the absolute value of a long integer
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
long
int
labs(
long int j
)
DESCRIPTION
The
labs(
)
function
returns the absolute value of the long integer
j.
SEE ALSO
abs(3),
cabs(3),
floor(3),
imaxabs(3),
llabs(3),
math(3)
STANDARDS
The
labs(
)
function
conforms to
ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C89'') .
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.