IMAXABS(P)                                                                             IMAXABS(P)



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 orig-
       inal Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .



POSIX                                          2003                                    IMAXABS(P)