max function

Syntax

• float max(a, b)
• string max(a, b)
• float[] max(a, b)
• string[] max(a, b)

Parameters

1. a—(float, string, float[], string[])
2. b—(float, string, float[], string[])

   Must be the same type as a.

Returns

Returns maximum of a and b. For arrays, the operation is applied element-wise and an array with the pairwise maxima is returned.

Related

• min

Examples

max(10, -10)
# result = 10

max("abc", "def")
# result = "def"