abs - OpenGL ES 3.1 Reference Pages

## Name

abs — return the absolute value of the parameter

## Declaration

`genType abs(` | genType x`)`;

`genIType abs(` | genIType x`)`;

## Parameters

`x`

  Specify the value of which to return the absolute.

## Description

`abs` returns `x` if `x` ≥ 0, otherwise returns -`x`.

## Version Support

| OpenGL ES Shading Language Version
--- | ---
Function Name | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.10
abs (genType) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔
abs (genIType) | - | ✔ | ✔

## See Also

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## Copyright

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