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imaxabs(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 					       imaxabs(3C)

NAME
imaxabs - return absolute value SYNOPSIS
#include <inttypes.h> intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j); DESCRIPTION
The imaxabs() function computes the absolute value of an integer j. If the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined. RETURN VALUES
The imaxabs() function returns the absolute value. ERRORS
No errors are defined. USAGE
The absolute value of the most negative number cannot be represented in two's complement. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
imaxdiv(3C), attributes(5), standards(5) SunOS 5.10 1 Nov 2003 imaxabs(3C)

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imaxdiv(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 					       imaxdiv(3C)

NAME
imaxdiv - return quotient and remainder SYNOPSIS
#include <inttypes.h> imaxdiv_t imaxdiv(imaxdiv_t numer, imaxdiv_t denom); DESCRIPTION
The imaxdiv() function computes numer / denom and numer % denom in a single operation. RETURN VALUES
The imaxdiv() function returns a structure of type imaxdiv_t, comprising both the quotient and the remainder. The structure contains (in either order) the members quot (the quotient) and rem (the remainder), each of which has type intmax_t. If either part of the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined. ERRORS
No errors are defined. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
imaxabs(3C), attributes(5), standards(5) SunOS 5.10 1 Nov 2003 imaxdiv(3C)
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