The abs
function can be used in custom filters and table calculations to get the absolute value of an expression.
Syntax
abs(value)
The abs
function returns the absolute value of the expression value
. The "absolute value" of a number is its distance from zero as a positive number.
Examples
The abs
function can be used to return positive numbers from negative numbers.
For instance, to return positive 4 from negative 4:
abs(-4)
Typically, the abs
function is used with a field reference or an expression. For example, you might want to determine how much the price of an item changed, but don't want to know if it went up or down:
abs(${item.start_price} - ${item.end_price})
Things to know
abs
is useful for determining the difference between two values, regardless of which value is bigger. For instance, this returns 1:
abs(2 - 1)
This also returns 1:
abs(1 - 2)
As in the previous example, you could compare two fields this way:
abs(${item.start_price} - ${item.end_price})