exslt-math:abs

Returns the absolute value of a given number. Returns the same type as the supplied argument.

abs($arg as numeric) ➔ numeric

Arguments

 

$arg

numeric

The input value

Result

numeric

Namespace

http://exslt.org/math

Links to specifications

EXSLT Math Module

Saxon availability

Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Available for Java and C/C++ only (not .NET).

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Saxon also implements the function fn:abs().