imaxabs

Syntax

#include <inttypes.h> intmax_t imaxabs (intmax_t x);

Description

This function takes the absolute value of x.

abs (see section abs) operates on an int. This function operates on a greatest-width integer.

Return Value

|x|

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	C99; not C89
POSIX	1003.1-2001; not 1003.2-1992