<html> <head> <title>Finding the absolute value</title> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- function f() { var myVar = prompt("A number", ""); var theModulus = (myVar>=0)? myVar: -myVar; var msg = (isNaN(theModulus))? "Numbers only.": "The modulus of " + myVar + " is " + theModulus; alert(msg); } //--> </script> </head> <body> <h1>Finding the absolute value</h1> <a href="javascript:f()">Get absolute value</a> </body> </html>