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>

COPYRIGHT

       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 .