.max()

Published Oct 22, 2022
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The Math.max() method returns the maximum value from the given two arguments.

Syntax

Math.max(num1, num2)
  • The .max() method takes two parameters num1 and num2.
  • num1 and num2 can be of type int, float, double or long.

Example 1

The following example uses the .max() method to print the maximum of two numbers:

// Main.java
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args){
int num1 = 50;
int num2 = 10;
System.out.println(Math.max(num1, num2));
}
}

This results in the following output:

50

Example 2

The following example uses the .max() method to print the maximum of three numbers:

public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args){
int num1 = 4;
int num2 = 10;
int num3 = 1;
System.out.println(Math.max(Math.max(num1, num2),num3));
}
}

This results in the following output:

10

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