Dart int abs()
Syntax & Examples

int.abs() method

The `abs` method in Dart returns the absolute value of this integer.

Syntax of int.abs()

The syntax of int.abs() method is:

 int abs()

This abs() method of int returns the absolute value of this integer.

Return Type

int.abs() returns value of type int.


✐ Examples

1 Absolute value of a negative number

In this example,

  1. We assign the value -5 to the integer variable num1.
  2. We calculate the absolute value of num1 using the abs() method.
  3. We print the result to standard output.

Dart Program

void main() {
  int num1 = -5;
  int absNum1 = num1.abs();
  print('Absolute value of $num1: $absNum1');
}

Output

Absolute value of -5: 5

2 Absolute value of a positive number

In this example,

  1. We assign the value 10 to the integer variable num2.
  2. We calculate the absolute value of num2 using the abs() method.
  3. We print the result to standard output.

Dart Program

void main() {
  int num2 = 10;
  int absNum2 = num2.abs();
  print('Absolute value of $num2: $absNum2');
}

Output

Absolute value of 10: 10

3 Absolute value of zero

In this example,

  1. We assign the value 0 to the integer variable num3.
  2. We calculate the absolute value of num3 using the abs() method.
  3. We print the result to standard output.

Dart Program

void main() {
  int num3 = 0;
  int absNum3 = num3.abs();
  print('Absolute value of $num3: $absNum3');
}

Output

Absolute value of 0: 0

Summary

In this Dart tutorial, we learned about abs() method of int: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.