
BASIC Commands and Functions
ABS( )
Description
This function returns the absolute value of an integer, floating point or variable.
Syntax
ABS (-100)
ABS (-99.99)
ABS (VARIABLE)
Example
DOWNLOAD “TEST.BAS”
SIZE 4,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
CLS
A=ABS(-100)
B=ABS(-50.98)
C=-99.99
TEXT
100,100,”3”,0,1,1,STR$(A)
TEXT 100,150,”3”,0,1,1,STR$(B)
TEXT 100,200,”3”,0,1,1,STR$(ABS(C))
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP