In mathematics, the absolute value of a number is its non-negative value, i.e. the absolute value of *-2* is *2*. 

# Absolute value in Java
In order to retrieve the absolute value in Java, we use the `abs()` function. 

# Syntax
The general syntax of the `abs()` function is:

public static datatype abs(datatype number)



## Parameters
The function takes as input the argument whose absolute value is to be determined.

## Return value
The function returns the absolute value of the argument.

# Example
Let's take a look at how we can find the absolute value using the `abs()` function!

class HelloWorld {
  public static void main( String args[] ) {
    /* Converting Integer values */
    int x = 123;
    int y = -789;
    System.out.printf( "Absolute Value of x: %d \n", Math.abs(x) );
    System.out.printf( "Absolute Value of y: %d \n", Math.abs(y) );

    /* Converting Floating Point values */
    float a = 1.23f;
    float b = -7.9f;
    System.out.printf( "Absolute Value of a: %f \n", Math.abs(a) );
    System.out.printf( "Absolute Value of b: %f \n", Math.abs(b) );
  }
}

Finding the absolute value in Java

Use Java's abs() function to obtain the non-negative absolute value of a number.