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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.

decimal[] decimals = { Decimal.MaxValue, 12.45M, 0M, -19.69M, 
                       Decimal.MinValue };
foreach (decimal value in decimals)
   Console.WriteLine("Abs({0}) = {1}", value, Math.Abs(value));

// The example displays the following output: 
//       Abs(79228162514264337593543950335) = 79228162514264337593543950335 
//       Abs(12.45) = 12.45 
//       Abs(0) = 0 
//       Abs(-19.69) = 19.69 
//       Abs(-79228162514264337593543950335) = 79228162514264337593543950335

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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