std::abs(std::valarray)

Computes absolute value of each element in the value array.

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[edit] Return value

Value array containing absolute values of the values in va.

[edit] Notes

Unqualified function (abs) is used to perform the computation. If such function is not available, std::abs is used due to argument-dependent lookup.

The function can be implemented with the return type different from std::valarray. In this case, the replacement type has the following properties:

• All const member functions of std::valarray are provided.
• std::valarray, std::slice_array, std::gslice_array, std::mask_array and std::indirect_array can be constructed from the replacement type.
• For every function taking a const std::valarray<T>& except begin() and end()(since C++11), identical functions taking the replacement types shall be added;
• For every function taking two const std::valarray<T>& arguments, identical functions taking every combination of const std::valarray<T>& and replacement types shall be added.
• The return type does not add more than two levels of template nesting over the most deeply-nested argument type.

[edit] Possible implementation

template<class T>
valarray<T> abs(const valarray<T>& va)
{
    valarray<T> other = va;
    for (T& i : other)
        i = abs(i);
 
    return other; // proxy object may be returned
}

[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <valarray>
 
int main()
{
    std::valarray<int> v{1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6, 7, -8};
    std::valarray<int> v2 = std::abs(v);
    for (auto n : v2)
        std::cout << n << ' ';
    std::cout << '\n';
}

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