SHIP:Sail:max

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max

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
max	Integer,Float	2+	Gets the maximum value of two or more numbers

Prototype

Integer max(Integer n1, Integer n2); Integer max(Integer n1, Integer n2, Integer n3); Float max(Integer/Float n1, Integer/Float n2); Float max(Integer/Float n1, Integer/Float n2, Integer/Float n3);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
n1	Integer	The first of a set of numbers to find the maximum of
n2	Integer	The second of a set of numbers to find the maximum of
n3	Integer	The third of a set of numbers to find the maximum of
Return	Integer	the maximum of the supplied numbers.

Detailed Description

The max() function returns the maximum value of the set of specified numbers.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
max(-5,-6);	-5
max(-5, 2, 12);	12
max(0, 6, -5);	6