SDL_abs(3)

💅 SDL_abs 💅 (from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual, bestie)

okay so picture this: you got an integer, and it's giving... negative energy? 😭 Not on our watch. SDL_abs is literally the no-negativity-allowed button. It computes the absolute value of x, and honestly? It ate. ✨

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📛 NAME 📛

SDL_abs — Compute the absolute value of x. That's the whole job. Iconic. Periodt. 👑

📜 SYNOPSIS 📜

#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>

int SDL_abs(int x);

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• x — an integer value. Just a lil integer, living its life, minding its business. 💖

🔁 RETURN VALUE 🔁

Returns the absolute value of x. So if x was out here being negative, boom — glow-up, now it's positive. The transformation is real. 🌈🦋

🧵 THREAD SAFETY 🧵

It is safe to call this function from any thread. Any thread. All the threads. Every single one. Multithreaded besties, you are so welcome. 🫶

📅 AVAILABILITY 📅

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. If you're on something older, uh... not to be dramatic but you're lowkey on your own. 💀

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and that's the tea, bestie! 🍓 this page came straight from the Simple Directmedia Layer crew, version SDL 3.4.18, and the man page itself is SDL_abs(3). no date on this one but we stay fresh regardless. mwah 💅✨