absolute value of a integer

[Brian Henry]

Is there a way to get an absoulte value of a 32bit signed integer? I noticed
Math.abs is an 8-bit integer, but i need the absoulte value of a larger
number. thanks!

 

[Nick Malik [Microsoft]]

The math.abs function is overloaded. You can pass in any of the following
types and a number OF THAT TYPE is returned
long
short
single
double
sbyte
integer
decimal

Overloading allows the compiler to chose the correct function based upon the
type of the value passed in.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Is there a way to get an absoulte value of a 32bit signed integer? I
noticed Math.abs is an 8-bit integer, but i need the absoulte value of a
larger number.

'Math.Abs' is overloaded, and there is one overload that takes an 'Int32'
and returns an 'Int32'.

 

[Brian Henry]

thanks didin't notice that... was relying on intellisense too much for what
it returned and forgot about overloading

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

thanks didin't notice that... was relying on intellisense too much for
what it returned and forgot about overloading

If you are using VS.NET, there is a small arrow shown in the intellisense
tooltip if overloads exist. You can use the up and down keys to switch
between the overloaded versions.