max

The max macro compares two values and returns the larger one. The data type can be any numeric data type, signed or unsigned. The data type of the arguments and the return value is the same.

max(
  value1, // low-order word
  value2  // high-order word
);
 

Parameters

value1

Specifies the first of two values.

value2

Specifies the second of two values.

Return Values

The return value is the greater of the two specified values.

Remarks

The max macro is defined as follows:

#define max(a, b)  (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b)) 
 

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in windef.h.

See Also

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