Description
The fn:abs function accepts any numeric value and returns its absolute value. The result type depends the numeric type of the argument. If $arg is untyped, it is cast to xs:double.
This description is © Copyright 2007, O'Reilly Media. It is excerpted from the book XQuery by Priscilla Walmsley, O'Reilly, 2007. For a complete explanation of this function, please refer to Appendix A of the book. Arguments and Return Type| Name | Type |
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$arg |
numeric? |
| return value |
numeric? |
Examples| XSLT Example | Results |
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abs(3.5)
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3.5
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abs(-4)
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4
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abs(xs:float('-INF'))
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INF
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