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Math::Abs Method (Decimal)

 

Returns the absolute value of a Decimal number.

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

public:
static Decimal Abs(
	Decimal value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Decimal

A number that is greater than or equal to Decimal::MinValue, but less than or equal to Decimal::MaxValue.

Return Value

Type: System::Decimal

A decimal number, x, such that 0 x Decimal::MaxValue.

The absolute value of a Decimal is its numeric value without its sign. For example, the absolute value of both 1.2 and -1.2 is 1.2.

The following example uses the Abs(Decimal) method to get the absolute value of a number of Decimal values.

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Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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