fmax, fmaxf, fmaxl - determine maximum of two floating-point numbers
Math library (libm, -lm)
#include <math.h>
double fmax(double x, double y);
float fmaxf(float x, float y);
long double fmaxl(long double x, long double y);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
These functions return the larger value of x and
y.
These functions return the maximum of x and y.
If one argument is a NaN, the other argument is returned.
If both arguments are NaN, a NaN is returned.
No errors occur.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| Thread safety | MT-Safe |
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.