FMAX(3)

NAME
fmax, fmaxf, fmaxl - determine maximum of two floating-point numbers

SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>

double fmax(double x, double y);
float fmaxf(float x, float y);
long double fmaxl(long double x, long double y);

Link with -lm.

Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

fmax(), fmaxf(), fmaxl():
    _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L

DESCRIPTION
These functions return the larger value of x and y.

RETURN VALUE
These functions return the maximum of x and y. If one argument is a NaN, the other argument is returned. If both arguments are NaN, a NaN is returned.

ERRORS
No errors occur.

VERSIONS
These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.

ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value
 | Thread safety | MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO
C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.

SEE ALSO
fmin(3)

COLOPHON
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