Re: trying to use abs()

I'd suggest something closer to the math definition of abs(x):

  x*(x >= 0) - x*(x < 0)


Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev

"David Carlisle" <> wrote in message 
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>> I would like to suggest a simple way
>> to implement abs() functionality in XSLT 1.0
>
> or even just select="number(translate(number(.),'-',''))"
>
> David
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