max

Quick Info

Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library

Header File
windef.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

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

alue1

Specifies the first of two values.

alue2

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))