JavaAlgorithms/Maths/AbsoluteValue.java

package Maths;

/**
 * @author PatOnTheBack
 */

public class AbsoluteValue {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int value = -34;
        System.out.println("The absolute value of " + value + " is " + absVal(value));
    }

    /**
     * If value is less than zero, make value positive.
     *
     * @param value a number
     * @return the absolute value of a number
     */
    public static int absVal(int value) {
        return value > 0 ? value : -value;
    }

}