How To Use The Power Apps ABS Function

Imported reference from Matthew Devaney's blog for learning purposes. Original: https://www.matthewdevaney.com/how-to-use-the-power-apps-abs-function/. Author: Matthew Devaney.

How To Use The Power Apps ABS Function Summary

The Power Apps ABS function returns the absolute value of a number, a number with the sign removed. Negative numbers are changed to positive. Positive numbers remain positive. Syntax #1 Abs ( Number ) Arguments

Number – Required. The number to get the absolute value of. Examples

A negative number becomes a positive number. A positive number or zero remain the same. Abs( -10 ) // Result: 10 Abs( 3 ) // Result: 3 Abs( 0 ) // Result: 0 Code language: JavaScript ( javascript )

The difference between two numbers is always positive when placed inside the Abs function. Abs( 8 -3 ) // Result: 5 Abs( 3 -8 ) // Result: 5 Code language: JavaScript ( javascript ) Syntax #2 Abs ( SingleColumnTable ) Arguments

SingleColumnTable – Required. A single column table of numbers to get the absolute values of. Examples

A single column table of numbers is input into the Abs function. Abs ( [-2, -1, 0, 1, 2] ) Code language: CSS ( css )

The signs are removed from each number in the table so they all become positive. Value 2 1 0 1 2 Did You Enjoy This Article? 😺

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