Returns
the maximum value of the non-null elements in the given set of numbers.
Syntax
Max(
n1
[,
n2
...])
Parameters
Parameter
Description
n1
A numeric value or expression.
n2
(optional)
Additional numeric values and/or expressions.
Note:
FormCalc follows the IEEE-754
international standard when handling floating point numeric values.
For more information, see
Number literals
.
Examples
The
following expressions are examples of using the
Max
function:
Expression
Returns
Max(234, 15, 107)
234
Max("abc", 15, "Tony Blue")
15
Max("abc")
0
Max(Field1[*], Field2[0])
Evaluates the non-null occurrences of
Field1
as
well as the first occurrence of
Field2
, and returns
the highest value.
Max(Min(Field1[*], Field2[0]), Field3, Field4)
The first expression evaluates the non-null
occurrences of
Field1
as well as the first occurrence
of
Field2
, and returns the lowest value. The final
result is the maximum of the returned value compared against the
values of
Field3
and
Field4
.