From a0549b4a15a7093f990fffa4bc1d2d52ec1c16e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hanna Mendes Levitin Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 03:37:07 -0600 Subject: docs, now with style --- docs/source/lang/api/abs.rst | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/source/lang/api/abs.rst (limited to 'docs/source/lang/api/abs.rst') diff --git a/docs/source/lang/api/abs.rst b/docs/source/lang/api/abs.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0cc6c23 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/api/abs.rst @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-abs: + + +abs() +====== + +(Macro) computes the absolute value of a number. + +Syntax +------ + +:: + + abs(x) + +Parameters +---------- + +**x**: the number. + +Returns +------- + +**x**: if **x** is greater than or equal to 0. + +**-x**: if **x** is less than 0. + +Warning +------- + +Because of the way ``abs()`` is implemented, avoid using other +functions or causing side effects inside the parentheses, as it may +lead to incorrect results:: + + abs(a++); // avoid this - yields incorrect results + + abs(a); // use this instead - + a++; // keep other operations outside abs() + + +Arduino Compatibility +--------------------- + +Maple's implementation of ``abs()`` is compatible with Arduino. + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt -- cgit v1.2.3