Temporal.Duration.prototype.abs()

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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

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()

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
Temporal proposal # sec-temporal.duration.prototype.abs

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	Deno	Node.js
`abs`	No	No	No	No	preview	No	No	No	No	No	No	1.40	No