Java.lang Package Classes

Java StrictMath - max() Method



The java.lang.StrictMath.max() method returns maximum number between the two arguments. If either of the arguments is NaN, then the result is NaN.

Syntax

public static float max(float a, float b) 

Parameters

a Specify value to compare.
b Specify value to compare.

Return Value

Returns the numerically maximum value.

Exception

NA.

Example:

In the example below, max() method is used to find out the maximum value between the two arguments.

import java.lang.*;

public class MyClass {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
  float x1 = 50f;
  float y1 = 100f;
  float x2 = 5.5f;
  float y2 = 10.5f;

  System.out.println(StrictMath.max(x1, y1)); 
  System.out.println(StrictMath.max(x2, y2));   
 }
}

The output of the above code will be:

100.0
10.5

❮ Java.lang - StrictMath