BigInteger::Abs Method
Gets the absolute value of a BigInteger object.
Assembly: System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Numerics::BigInteger
A number.
The absolute value of a number is that number without its sign, as shown in the following table.
value parameter | Return value |
|---|---|
value >= 0 | value |
value < 0 | value * -1 |
The Abs method is equivalent to the Math::Abs method for the primitive numeric types.
The following example uses the Abs method to convert a BigInteger value from two's complement representation to sign-and-magnitude representation before serializing it to a file. Data in the file is then deserialized and assigned to a new BigInteger object.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.