= MAX(#const1,#const2)
   = MAX(val1,val2)
   = MAX(string1,string2)

The MAX function allows you to identify the greater of two values. If both terms are (numeric) constants, the evaluation is carried out at the time of compilation. Otherwise, the value is calculated at runtime.

Where the data types are not identical, ugBASIC “promotes” the second term to the type of the first term. If the conversion is not possible, a specific error will be issued. The comparison of heterogeneous types is, in effect, a comparison of implicitly promoted types. In particular, static strings are always promoted to dynamic strings.

  result = MAX( a, b )

See also the following example files:

• maths_relative_01.bas

 Mx

If you have encountered a problem using this command, if you think there is a bug or the explanation is unclear, please open an issue for this keyword on GitHub. Thank you!