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| Name |
max() |
| Examples |
int a = max(5, 9); // Sets 'a' to 9
int b = max(-4, -12); // Sets 'b' to -4
float c = max(12.3, 230.24); // Sets 'c' to 230.24
int[] values = { 9, -4, 362, 21 }; // Create an array of ints
int d = max(values); // Sets 'd' to 362
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| Description |
Determines the largest value in a sequence of numbers, and then returns that value. max() accepts either two or three float or int values as parameters, or an array of any length.
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| Syntax | max(a, b)
max(a, b, c)
max(list) |
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| Parameters |
| a |
float, or int: first number to compare |
| b |
float, or int: second number to compare |
| c |
float, or int: third number to compare |
| list |
float[], or int[]: array of numbers to compare |
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| Returns | int or float |
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| Related | min()
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Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:10am EST
