Is there any way to find the absolute value of a number without using the Math.abs() method in java.
If you look inside Math.abs you can probably find the best answer:
Eg, for floats:
/*
* Returns the absolute value of a {@code float} value.
* If the argument is not negative, the argument is returned.
* If the argument is negative, the negation of the argument is returned.
* Special cases:
* <ul><li>If the argument is positive zero or negative zero, the
* result is positive zero.
* <li>If the argument is infinite, the result is positive infinity.
* <li>If the argument is NaN, the result is NaN.</ul>
* In other words, the result is the same as the value of the expression:
* <p>{@code Float.intBitsToFloat(0x7fffffff & Float.floatToIntBits(a))}
*
* @param a the argument whose absolute value is to be determined
* @return the absolute value of the argument.
*/
public static float abs(float a) {
return (a <= 0.0F) ? 0.0F - a : a;
}