labs(S)                        6 January 1993                        labs(S)


 Name

    labs - converts to absolute value

 Syntax


    cc  . . .  -lc


    #include  <stdlib.h>

    long labs (n)
    long n;


 Description

    The labs function produces the absolute value of its long-integer argu-
    ment n.

 Return value

    The labs function returns the absolute value of its argument. There is no
    error return.

 Example


       #include <stdlib.h>
       #include <stdio.h>

       main()
        {
               long x,y;

               x = -41567L;
               y = labs(x);
               printf("The labs (%ld) = %ld \n", x, y);
        }


    This program uses labs to get and display the absolute value of -41,567.

 See also

    abs(S), fabs(S)

 Standards conformance

    labs is conformant with:
    ANSI X3.159-1989 Programming Language -- C.