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Standard C Library Functions                          imaxabs(3C)



NAME
     imaxabs - return absolute value

SYNOPSIS
     #include 

     intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j);


DESCRIPTION
     The imaxabs() function computes the  absolute  value  of  an
     integer j. If the result cannot be represented, the behavior
     is undefined.

RETURN VALUES
     The imaxabs() function returns the absolute value.

ERRORS
     No errors are defined.

USAGE
     The absolute value of the most  negative  number  cannot  be
     represented in two's complement.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Standard                    | See standards(5).           |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     imaxdiv(3C),  attributes(5), standards(5)












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