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abs

The ABS analytic returns the absolute value of a number. The absolute value of a number is the number without its sign.

Syntax

abs(number,[number2],…)

The following table describes the required and optional arguments:

Argument	Required Optional	Description
number	Required	The real number for which you want the absolute value.
number2, ...	Optional	The real numbers for which you want the absolute value.

The following table provides the datatype for the parameters you can pass:

Parameter Input Options	Datatype
Event property	Real number
Watchlist values	Real number

Example

when 1 stockTopic s with abs(s.value) as result=10.12 then response with body=”${result}”

The following table describes the result for the event property value that you pass:

Event Property Value	Description	Result
s.value = 10.12 or -10.12	Returns the absolute value.	10.12

Error Condition

The analytic does not run when there is a type mismatch, that is, when the values contain nonnumeric data. On type mismatch, the analytic returns an error, stops the rule evaluation, and writes the mismatch error to the log file.

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