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NAME
       imaxabs - return absolute value


SYNOPSIS
       #include <inttypes.h>

       intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j);


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


RETURN VALUE
       The imaxabs() function shall return the absolute value.


ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.


EXAMPLES
       None.


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


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       imaxdiv() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <inttypes.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition,
       Standard  for  Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
       Inc  and  The  Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard  is  the  referee  document.  The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .