Temporal.Duration.prototype.abs()
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
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The abs()
method of Temporal.Duration
instances returns a new Temporal.Duration
object with the absolute value of this duration (all fields have the same magnitude, but sign becomes positive).
Syntax
js
abs()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A new Temporal.Duration
object with the absolute value of this duration, which is either the same as this duration if it is already positive, or its negation if it is negative.
Examples
Using abs()
js
const d1 = Temporal.Duration.from({ hours: 1, minutes: 30 });
const d2 = Temporal.Duration.from({ hours: -1, minutes: -30 });
console.log(d1.abs().toString()); // "PT1H30M"
console.log(d2.abs().toString()); // "PT1H30M"
Specifications
Specification |
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Temporal proposal # sec-temporal.duration.prototype.abs |
Browser compatibility
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- In development. Supported in a pre-release version.
- In development. Supported in a pre-release version.
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
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