BigInteger::Abs Method (BigInteger)
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.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1