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Version: 2.5

abs

Description

Returns the absolute value of the numeric value x. If the input value is NULL, NULL is returned.

Syntax

ABS(x);

Parameters

x: the numeric value or expression.

Supported data types: DOUBLE, FLOAT, LARGEINT, BIGINT, INT, SMALLINT, TINYINT, DECIMALV2, DECIMAL32, DECIMAL64, DECIMAL128.

Return value

The data type of the return value is the same as the type of x.

Examples

mysql> select abs(-1);
+---------+
| abs(-1) |
+---------+
| 1 |
+---------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Keywords

abs, absolute