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Function std.algorithm.comparison.max

Iterates the passed arguments and return the maximum value.

Prototype

MaxType!T max(T...)(
  T args
)
if (T.length >= 2);

Parameters

NameDescription
args The values to select the maximum from. At least two arguments must be passed.

Returns

The maximum of the passed-in args. The type of the returned value is the type among the passed arguments that is able to store the largest value.

Example

int a = 5;
short b = 6;
double c = 2;
auto d = max(a, b);
assert(is(typeof(d) == int));
assert(d == 6);
auto e = min(a, b, c);
assert(is(typeof(e) == double));
assert(e == 2);

Authors

Andrei Alexandrescu

License

Boost License 1.0.

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