Convert to absolute value in Objective-C

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Depending on the type of your variable, one of abs(int), labs(long), llabs(long long), imaxabs(intmax_t), fabsf(float), fabs(double), or fabsl(long double).

Those functions are all part of the C standard library, and so are present both in Objective-C and plain C (and are generally available in C++ programs too.)

(Alas, there is no habs(short) function. Or scabs(signed char) for that matter…)

Apple’s and GNU’s Objective-C headers also include an ABS() macro which is type-agnostic. I don’t recommend using ABS() however as it is not guaranteed to be side-effect-safe. For instance, ABS(a++) will have an undefined result.

If you’re using C++ or Objective-C++, you can bring in the <cmath> header and use std::abs(), which is templated for all the standard integer and floating-point types.

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