SYNOPSIS

string	max	(	string arg,	...	)
string	max	(	string *arg_array	)
int|float	max	(	int|float arg,	...	)
int|float	max	(	int|float *arg_array	)

DESCRIPTION

Determaxe the maximum value of the arguments and return it. If max(E) is called with an array (which must not be empty) as only argument, it returns the maximum value of the array contents.

USAGE

max(1)                     // returns 1
max(1, 1.1)                // returns 1.1
max("foo", "bar")          // returns "foo"
max( ({ "foo", "bar" }) )  // returns "foo"

HISTORY

• introduced (3.2.9)

SEE ALSO

min(E)