# abs

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

abs — Absolute value

### Description

number abs ( mixed `$number` )

Returns the absolute value of `number` .

### Parameters

`number`

  The numeric value to process

### Return Values

The absoulte value of `number` . If the argument `number` is of type float, the return type is also float, otherwise it is integer (as float usually has a bigger value range than integer).

### Examples

Example#1 abs() example

`<?php
$abs = abs(-4.2); // $abs = 4.2; (double/float)
$abs2 = abs(5); // $abs2 = 5; (integer)
$abs3 = abs(-5); // $abs3 = 5; (integer)
?>`