The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2003 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.
NAME
imaxabs - return absolute value
SYNOPSIS
#include <inttypes.h>
intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j);
DESCRIPTION
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The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the
requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 defers to
the ISO C standard.
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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>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 6. Derived from the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.
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