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abs

Library: ib_udf

Added in: IB

Better alternative: Internal function ABS()

Description: Returns the absolute value of the argument.

Result type: DOUBLE PRECISION

Syntax: 

abs (number)

Declaration: 

DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION abs
   DOUBLE PRECISION
   RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION BY VALUE
   ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_abs' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf'
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