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max()

Return the greater of two numbers

Synopsis:

#include <stdlib.h>

#define max(a,b) …

Arguments:

a,b: The numbers that you want to get the greater of.

Description:

The max() function returns the greater of two values.

The max() function is for C programs only. For C++ programs, use the __max() macro.

Examples:

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

int main( void )
{
    int a;

    a = max( 1, 10 );
    printf( "The value is: %d\n", a );
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Classification:

QNX 4

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	Yes
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes