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Returns the absolute value of the input.

The connector pane displays the default data types for this polymorphic function.

Details  Example

	x can be a scalar number, an array or cluster of numbers, an array of clusters of numbers, and so on. x cannot be an unsigned integer, because unsigned integers represent only non-negative integers.
	abs(x) is the absolute value of x.

Absolute Value Details

When you wire a matrix data type as an input to this function, a VI that includes subVIs that work with the matrix data type replaces the function. The resulting VI has the same icon but contains a matrix-specific algorithm. The node remains a VI if you disconnect the matrix from the input(s). Wire other data types as inputs to restore the original function. If you wire a data type to a function and that data type causes a basic math operation to fail, the function returns an empty matrix or NaN.

Example

Refer to the Add - Various Uses VI in the labview\examples\general\functions\Numeric directory for an example of using the Absolute Value function.