BigInteger.Abs Method

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Gets the absolute value of a BigInteger object.

Namespace: System.Numerics
Assembly: System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Abs ( _
    value As BigInteger _
) As BigInteger

public static BigInteger Abs(
    BigInteger value
)

Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
The absolute value of value.

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.

Supported in: 5, 4

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