/* FUNCTION ---long integer absolute value INDEX labs ANSI_SYNOPSIS #include long labs(long ); TRAD_SYNOPSIS #include long labs() long ; DESCRIPTION returns @tex $|x|$, @end tex the absolute value of (also called the magnitude of ). That is, if is negative, the result is the opposite of , but if is nonnegative the result is . The similar function uses and returns rather than values. RETURNS The result is a nonnegative long integer. PORTABILITY is ANSI. No supporting OS subroutine calls are required. */ #include long _DEFUN (labs, (x), long x) { if (x < 0) { x = -x; } return x; }