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    Max

    Returns the largest of two values.

    Declaration

    Source position: math.pp line 226

    function Max(a: Integer; b: Integer) : Integer;  overload; overload;

    function Max(a: Int64; b: Int64) : Int64;  overload; overload;

    function Max(a: QWord; b: QWord) : QWord;  overload; overload;

    function Max(a: Single; b: Single) : Single;  overload; overload;

    function Max(a: Double; b: Double) : Double;  overload; overload;

    function Max(a: Extended; b: Extended) : Extended;  overload; overload;

    Description

    Max returns the largest of the two values in the a and b arguments. The overloaded routines use the same type for both of the compared arguments. The type for the first argument determines the overloaded function used for the comparison.

    Errors

    None.

    See also

    Name Description
    min Return smallest of two values.
    maxIntValue Return largest element in integer array.
    maxvalue Return largest value in array.

    Example

    Program Example24;

{ Program to demonstrate the max function. }

Uses math;

Var
  A,B : Cardinal;

begin
  A:=1;b:=2;
  writeln(max(a,b));
end.