max

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Returns the larger of two values.

Defined in header <stdlib.h>

Syntax

#include <stdlib.h>
(type) max(fl, h);

Portability

DOS	UNIX	Windows	ANSI C	C++ only
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Remarks

This macro compares two values and returns the larger of the two. Both arguments and the macro declaration must be of the same type.

Return value

max returns the larger of two values.

Example

#include <stdlib.h>
iinclude <stdio.h>

int main(void)

   int X = 5, y = 6, z;
   z = max (X, y);
   printfC'The larger number is  %d\n", z);
   return 0;

Program   output

The larger number is

Differences from modern implementations

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Modern references

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Stable link: /3.1/stdlib.h/max/ · short form /3.1/max/

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