fn:abs¶
Returns the absolute value of a given number. Returns the same type as the supplied argument.
Available in XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions.
abs($arg as xs:numeric?) ➔ xs:numeric?
Arguments¶
$arg
xs:numeric?
The input value
Result¶
xs:numeric?
Namespace¶
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
Links to W3C specifications¶
- XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators
- XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators
- XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators
Notes on the Saxon implementation¶
Saxon also (for compatibility) implements the function math:abs()
in namespace http://exslt.org/math
.