__max

Returns the larger of two values.

type __max( type a, type b );

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

Return Value

__max returns the larger of its arguments.

Parameters

type

Any numeric data type

a, b

Values of any numeric type to be compared

Remarks

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

Example

/* MINMAX.C */

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

void main( void )
{
   int a = 10;
   int b = 21;

   printf( "The larger of %d and %d is %d\n",  a, b, __max( a, b ) );
   printf( "The smaller of %d and %d is %d\n", a, b, __min( a, b ) );
}

Output

The larger of 10 and 21 is 21
The smaller of 10 and 21 is 10

Floating-Point Support Routines

See Also   __min