Documentation:OCLOperators Number::max ( r : Number ) : Number

OCLOperators Number::max ( r : Number ) : Number

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You can use max in OCL expressions to choose the greater of two numeric values, whether they are Integer or Real values.

Syntax

self.max(r)

Part	Meaning
`self`	The first Number value.
`r`	The Number value to compare with `self`.
Result	The greatest of `self` and `r`, returned as a Number.

Use max when an expression must not return a value below either of two alternatives.

For example, this expression returns 12 because 12 is greater than 8:

12.max(8)

This expression returns 3.5 because 3.5 is greater than 2:

2.max(3.5)

When both values are equal, the result has that shared value:

7.max(7)

The result is 7.

Expression	Result	Explanation
`5.max(9)`	`9`	9 is greater than 5.
`14.max(6)`	`14`	The value of `self` is already greater.
`-4.max(-9)`	`-4`	-4 is greater than -9.
`1.25.max(1.5)`	`1.5`	The operation compares Real values as Numbers.

Use Number::min when you need the lower of two values instead. For example, 5.min(9) returns 5.

For the broader set of arithmetic and numeric operations available in OCL, see Documentation:OCL Number Operators.