Java max() Method

Java Number Class

The max() method is used to return the maximum of two arguments.

Syntax

This method has the following syntax formats:

double max(double arg1, double arg2)
float max(float arg1, float arg2)
int max(int arg1, int arg2)
long max(long arg1, long arg2)

Parameters

This method accepts two primitive data types as parameters.

Return Value

Returns the maximum of the two arguments.

Example

public class Test{
    public static void main(String args[]){
        System.out.println(Math.max(12.123, 18.456));      
        System.out.println(Math.max(23.12, 23.0));  
    }
}

Compile the above program, the output result is:

18.456
23.12

Java Number Class