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abs

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abs() public

Returns the absolute value of int.

(-12345).abs   #=> 12345
-12345.abs     #=> 12345
12345.abs      #=> 12345

Integer#magnitude is an alias for Integer#abs.

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VALUE
rb_int_abs(VALUE num)
{
    if (FIXNUM_P(num)) {
        return fix_abs(num);
    }
    else if (RB_TYPE_P(num, T_BIGNUM)) {
        return rb_big_abs(num);
    }
    return Qnil;
}

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