Absolute Value '| |'

The Absolute Value operator, also called Absolute, returns the absolute value (the positive form) of a number. Absolute Value can be used in both variable and constant expressions. When used with variable expressions or integer constant expressions, Absolute Value returns the 32-bit integer result. When used with floating-point constant expressions, Absolute Value returns the 32-bit single-precision floating-point result. Example:

X := ||Y 

If Y is -15, the absolute value, 15, would be stored into X.

Absolute Value becomes an assignment operator when it is the sole operator to the left of a variable on a line by itself. For example:

||Y

This would store the absolute value of Y back into Y.