abs

Returns the absolute value of numeric data.

Prototype

	function abs (
		value  : numeric   
	)

	return_val [dimsizes(value)] :  numeric

Arguments

One or more values of type numeric of any dimension.

Return value

Returns an array of the same type and dimensionality as value.

Description

This function returns the absolute value of each element of the value parameter. Missing values are ignored.

This function supercedes fabs as it handles all types of NCL numeric data.

Examples

Example 1

  iscalar = -5
  jscalar = abs(iscalar)
  print(jscalar)             ; Should be 5

  iarray = (/-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3/)
  jarray = abs(iarray)
  print(jarray)        ; Should be (/3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3/)

  ; abs accepts all supported numeric data types
  ; this supercedes function fabs
  iarray2 = (/-3.5, -2.2, -1.0, 0.0, 1.2, 2.4, 3.9/)
  jarray2 = abs(iarray2)
  print(jarray2)       ; Should be (/3.5, 2.2, 1, 0, 1.2, 2.4, 3.9/)