ABS
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| BASIC keyword | |
| Keyword: | ABS |
| Abbreviation: | A Shift+B |
| Type: | Function |
| Token code: | 182/$B6 |
| Handling routine in BASIC ROM: | 48216–48218 $BC58–BC5A |
| List of all BASIC keywords | |
Remark: This article describes the BASIC-Command ABS in BASIC V2 at the Commodore 64.
Typ: Numeric Function General Programming-Syntax: ABS(<numeric-expression>)
ABS evaluates to the absolute value (value without the sign) of the given numeric term.
If the term has no numeric value, the BASIC error ?TYPE MISMATCH ERROR [IN line] occurs. It can only be used for values from -1e+38 to 1e+38. If the argument is out of range the BASIC error?OVERFLOW ERROR [IN line] is shown.
When the numeric argument is absent, it displays a ?SYNTAX ERROR [IN line].
[edit] Examples
PRINT ABS(-10) (Screen: 10) PRINT ABS(-10-11+5) (Screen: 16) PRINT ABS("Text") (Screen: ?TYPE MISMATCH ERROR) PRINT ABS() (Screen: ?SYNTAX ERROR)
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