Absolute
| Block Group: | Number Formatting |
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The Absolute block returns the absolute value of a number.
For information on using dataflow blocks, see Dataflow.
For accepted and excluded arguments of Number Formatting blocks, see Number Formatting.
Input/Output Property
The following property of the Absolute block can take input and give output.
- input (number)
input specifies the number for which to calculate absolute value.
Output Property
The following property of the Absolute block can give output but cannot take input.
- output (number)
output returns the absolute value of input.
Remarks
- Numbers, logical values, and numbers represented as strings are accepted.
- Error values, and text that cannot be resolved to numbers, cause a “NaN” error result to be returned.
Examples
The following image shows two examples of the Absolute block.
