SHIP:Sail:max

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
max	Integer,Float	v4.0	Gets the maximum value of two or more numbers

The ability to use Floats with this function was introduced in SHIP Version 5.0.

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail Numeric Functions
• abs, ceil, floor, ftoi, itof, min, round

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/Float	The first of a set of numbers to find the maximum of
n2	Integer/Float	The second of a set of numbers to find the maximum of
n3	Integer/Float	The third of a set of numbers to find the maximum of
Return	Integer/Float	the maximum of the supplied numbers; if any parameter is a Float, the result will be a Float

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