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xlpABS

Returns the absolute value of a number, with up to 32,767 significant digits of precision. Same as Excel's built-in ABS function, but with high precision.

The absolute value of a number is the number with its negative sign (if it had one) removed.

Syntax

xlpABS(num,format_negative,format_thousands,format_currency,exponential_notation)

num Required. The number for which the absolute value will be found.
format_negative Optional. Determines whether negatives are formatted with a leading hyphen ("-"), or parentheses ("()"). Set to 1 to format negatives with a leading hyphen. Set to 2 for parentheses. 1 by default.

You can also format negatives with a red font.

format_thousands Optional. Determines whether thousands separators are included. Set to TRUE to include thousands separators. FALSE by default.
format_currency Optional. Determines whether currency symbol is included. Set to TRUE to include currency symbol. The currency symbol will be added either to the beginning or to the end of the result, whichever is appropriate for the locale. FALSE by default.
exponential_notation Optional. Determines whether result is formatted in exponential notation. Set to TRUE to format in exponential notation. FALSE by default.

Remarks

Examples

Formula Description Result
=xlpABS(1) 1 without a negative sign. 1
=xlpABS(-1) -1 without a negative sign. 1

See Also

xlpNEG
xlpCHANGESIGN
xlpSIGN