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abs

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abs() public

Returns the absolute value of fix.

   -12345.abs   #=> 12345
   12345.abs    #=> 12345

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     fix.abs -> aFixnum
 *
 *  Returns the absolute value of <i>fix</i>.
 *
 *     -12345.abs   #=> 12345
 *     12345.abs    #=> 12345
 *
 */

static VALUE
fix_abs(fix)
    VALUE fix;
{
    long i = FIX2LONG(fix);

    if (i < 0) i = -i;

    return LONG2NUM(i);
}

abs

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