Simple Math Doubt (I hope....)

Hello
I was wondering if anyone knows how to make a variable always positive, regardless of any values added or subtracted to it....
like this:
int a = 10;
int b = 5;
int c = b-a;
i want c to be positive......
appreciate the help,
Thank you

GMX750 wrote:
int a = 10;
int b = 5;
int c = b-a;
i want c to be positive......How would you do it by hand? (Hint: Absolute value?)
Check out the Math API: [http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Math.html|http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Math.html]

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