fmax3
Determine maximum of two floating-point numbers
Usage
#include <math.h>
double fmax(double x, double y); float fmaxf(float x, float y); long double fmaxl(long double x, long double y);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
fmax(), fmaxf(), fmaxl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
Library
Math library (libm, -lm)
Overview
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.
Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| fmax(), fmaxf(), fmaxl() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 11 times.