Name: max

Type: function

Syntax: max(<numbersList>)

Summary: <return|Returns> the largest number from a list of numbers.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
max(17,34,8,1) -- returns 34

Example:
put max(returnedValues) into upperLimit

Parameters:
numbersList: A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates to such a list, or an array containing only numbers.

Returns: The <max> <function> <return|returns> a number.

Description:
Use the <max> <function(control_st)> to find the highest value in a set of <value|values>.

You can use the <max> and <min> <function(glossary)|functions> together to limit a value to a certain <range>. For example, the expression
  max(10,min(myValue,100))
yields a number between 10 and 100. If myValue is within the limits, the expression is equal to myValue; if it is greater than 100, the expression evaluates to 100; and if it is less than 10, the expression evaluates to 10.

If the <numbersList> is empty, the <max> <function(control_st)> returns zero.

Changes:
The ability to use an array was introduced in version 1.1. In previous versions, only lists of numbers could be used with the max function.

References: &gt;= (operator), &lt;= (operator), &gt; (operator), extents (function), sum (function), min (function), average (function), value (glossary), function (glossary), return (glossary), range (glossary), function (control_st)

Tags: math
