Max and Min

Max

Function

Returns the largest of a and b. If both are equivalent, a is returned.

Declaration

max(variable or value 1,variable or value 2);

Example

#include <iostream>     
#include <algorithm> //for max
using namespace std;
int main () {
  cout <<  max(1,2) << endl;
  cout <<  max('s','m') << endl;
  cout <<  max(1.23,2.34) << endl;
  return 0;
}

Output:

2
s
2.34

Min

Function

Returns the smallest of a and b. If both are equivalent, a is returned.

Declaration

min(variable or value 1,variable or value 2);

Example

#include <iostream>     
#include <algorithm> //for min
using namespace std;
int main () {
  cout <<  min(1,2) << endl;
  cout <<  min('s','m') << endl;
  cout <<  min(1.23,2.34) << endl;
  return 0;
}

Output:

1
m
1.23