abs (Math.abs method)

public static abs(x:Number) : Number

Computes and returns an absolute value for the number specified by the parameter x.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5 - In Flash Player 4, the methods and properties of the Math class are emulated using approximations and might not be as accurate as the non-emulated math functions that Flash Player 5 supports.

Parameters

x:Number - A number.

Returns

Number - A number.

Example

The following example shows how Math.abs() returns the absolute value of a number and does not affect the value of the x parameter (called num in this example):

var num:Number = -12;
var numAbsolute:Number = Math.abs(num);
trace(num); // output: -12
trace(numAbsolute); // output: 12

Flash CS3