Name
Math.max( ) Method — determine the larger of two numbers
Availability
Flash 5; may be used when exporting Flash 4 movies
Synopsis
Math.max(x, y)
Arguments
- x
A number.
- y
A number.
Returns
The larger of x
and
y
.
Example
Math.max(5, 1); // Returns 5 Math.max(-6, -5); // Returns -5
This example constrains a value to the specified range:
function constrainToRange (checkVal, minVal, maxVal) { return Math.min(Math.max(checkVal, minVal), maxVal); } // Constrain the slider to the stage area mySlider._x = constainToRange (mySlider._x, 0, 550);
This example returns the maximum value in an array:
function maxInArray (checkArray) { maxVal = -Number.MAX_VALUE; // Initialize maxVal to a very small number for (var i = 0; i < checkArray.length; i++) { maxVal = Math.max(checkArray[i], maxVal); } return maxVal; } trace(maxInArray([2,3,66,4,342,-90,0])); // Displays: 342
See Also
Math.min( )
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