abs c - math.h

abs is not a function but is a macro and is used for calculating absolute value of a number.

C programming code for abs

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
 
int main()
{
  int n, result;
 
  printf("Enter an integer to calculate it's absolute value\n");
  scanf("%d", &n);
 
  result = abs(n);
 
  printf("Absolute value of %d = %d\n", n, result);
 
  return 0;
}

You can implement you own function as follows:

long absolute(long value) {
  if (value < 0) {
    return -value;
  }
  else {
    return value;  
  }
}

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