User Guide

Math.abs() 421
Math.abs()
Availability
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.
Usage
Math.abs(x:Number) : Number
Parameters
x
A number.
Returns
A number.
Description
Method; computes and returns an absolute value for the number specified by the parameter x.
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