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* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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page_title: abs - Functions - Configuration Language
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sidebar_title: abs
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description: The abs function returns the absolute value of the given number.
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Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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# `abs` Function
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`abs` returns the absolute value of the given number. In other words, if the
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number is zero or positive then it is returned as-is, but if it is negative
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then it is multiplied by -1 to make it positive before returning it.
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## Examples
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```shell-session
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Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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> abs(23)
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23
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> abs(0)
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0
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> abs(-12.4)
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12.4
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```
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