abs()
Returns the absolute value of any number.
Syntax
abs(NUM_EXPR)
Required Parameter
NUM_EXPR
- Expression that returns int, short, long, float, and double. This returns
null
when it receives an argument value that is not a number.
Usage
json "{}" | eval abs=abs(-1) => 1
json "{}" | eval abs=abs(1) => 1
json "{}" | eval abs=abs(-1.234) => 1.234
json "{}" | eval abs=abs(1 – 43) => 42