kotlin-stdlib / kotlin.text / max max Common JS Native 1.7 @JvmName ( "maxOrThrow" ) fun CharSequence . max ( ) : Char (source) JVM 1.0 @DeprecatedSinceKotlin ( "1.4" , "1.5" , "1.6" ) fun CharSequence . max ( ) : Char ? (source) Deprecated: Use maxOrNull instead. Returns the largest character. Exceptions NoSuchElementException - if the char sequence is empty.