max

Typefunction
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
max(<numbersList>)
Summary

Returns the largest number from a list of numbers.

Introduced1.0
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.

OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
numbersList

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

Example
max(17,34,8,1) -- returns 34
put max(returnedValues) into upperLimit
Values
NameTypeDescription
return

The max function returns a number.

RelatedOperator: >=, <=, >
Function: extents, sum, min, average
Glossary: value, function, return, range
Control Structure: function
Description

Use the max function to find the highest value in a set of values.

You can use the max and min 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 returns zero.

Tagsmath