The abs() function
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The abs() XPath 2.0 function returns the absolute value of arg.
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numeric fn:abs(arg) |
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Parameters:
- arg: a node reference or literal.
Example
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <head> <title>Example</title> <xf:model> <xf:instance> <data xmlns=""> <pos>10.5</pos> <neg>-10.5</neg> </data> </xf:instance> </xf:model> </head> <body> <xf:group> <xf:output value="fn:abs(pos)" /> <xf:output value="fn:abs(neg)" /> <xf:output value="fn:abs(10.5)" /> <xf:output value="fn:abs(-10.5)" /> </xf:group> </body> </html> |
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The result will be:
10.5 for each output.
Namespace
This function is available within the XPath 2.0 namespace (http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions).