# MAX

Elemental Intrinsic Function (Generic): Returns the maximum value of the arguments.

result = MAX (a1,a2[,a3]...)

a1, a2, a3 | (Input) All must have the same type (integer, real, or character) and kind parameters.

## Results

For arguments of character type, the result type is character, and the length of the result is the length of the longest argument. For MAX0, AMAX1, DMAX1, QMAX1, IMAX0, JMAX0, and KMAX0, the result type is the same as the arguments. For MAX1, IMAX1, JMAX1, and KMAX1, the result type is integer. For AMAX0, AIMAX0, AJMAX0, and AKMAX0, the result type is real. The value of the result is that of the largest argument. For character arguments, the comparison is done using the ASCII collating sequence. If the selected argument is shorter than the longest argument, the result is extended to the length of the longest argument by inserting blank characters on the right.

Specific Name 1 | Argument Type | Result Type
--- | --- | ---
| INTEGER(1) | INTEGER(1)
IMAX0 | INTEGER(2) | INTEGER(2)
AIMAX0 | INTEGER(2) | REAL(4)
MAX0 2 | INTEGER(4) | INTEGER(4)
AMAX0 3, 4 | INTEGER(4) | REAL(4)
KMAX0 | INTEGER(8) | INTEGER(8)
AKMAX0 | INTEGER(8) | REAL(4)
IMAX1 | REAL(4) | INTEGER(2)
MAX1 4, 5, 6 | REAL(4) | INTEGER(4)
KMAX1 | REAL(4) | INTEGER(8)
AMAX1 7 | REAL(4) | REAL(4)
DMAX1 | REAL(8) | REAL(8)
QMAX1 | REAL(16) | REAL(16)
1These specific functions cannot be passed as actual arguments. 2Or JMAX0. 3Or AJMAX0.AMAX0 is the same as REAL (MAX). 4In Standard Fortran, AMAX0 and MAX1 are specific functions with no generic name. For compatibility with older versions of Fortran, these functions can also be specified as generic functions. 5Or JMAX1. MAX1 is the same as INT(MAX). 6The setting of compiler options specifying integer size can affect MAX1. 7The setting of compiler options specifying real size can affect AMAX1.

## Example

MAX (2.0, -8.0, 6.0) has the value 6.0.

MAX (14, 32, -50) has the value 32.

The following shows another example:

     INTEGER m1, m2
     REAL r1, r2
     m1 = MAX(5, 6, 7)           ! returns 7
     m2 = MAX1(5.7, 3.2, -8.3)   ! returns 5
     r1 = AMAX0(5, 6, 7)         ! returns 7.0
     r2 = AMAX1(6.4, -12.2, 4.9) ! returns 6.4

Parent topic: M to N

## See Also

MAXLOC
MAXVAL
MIN