In Oracle/PLSQL, the abs function returns the absolute value of a number.
Syntax
The syntax for the abs function is:
abs( number )
number is the number to convert to an absolute value.
Applies To
- Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i
For Example
| abs(-23) | would return 23 |
| abs(-23.6) | would return 23.6 |
| abs(-23.65) | would return 23.65 |
| abs(23.65) | would return 23.65 |
| abs(23.65 * -1) | would return 23.65 |
