In this C++ tutorial, you will learn how to find the largest of the two given values using fmax() function of cmath, with syntax and examples.
C++ fmax()
C++ fmax() returns largest of the two values given as arguments.
Syntax
The syntax of C++ fmax() is
fmax(x, y)
where
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| x | A double, float, long double, or integral type value. |
| y | A double, float, long double, or integral type value. |
Returns
The return value depends on the type of value passed for parameter x.
The return value of fmax(x) is
- double if x is double.
- float if x is float.
- long double if x is long double.
- Promoted if x and y are of different types. Promoted is long double if any of the argument is long double, else the Promoted is double.
The synopsis of fmax() function is
double fmax(double x, double y); float fmax(float x, float y); long double fmax(long double x, long double y); Promoted fmax(Type1 x, Type2 y); // for combinations of integral types
fmax() is a function of cmath library. Include cmath library at the start of program, if using fmax() function.
Example
In this example, we read two values from user into variables x and y, and compute the largest of these two values using fmax() function.
C++ Program
#include <iostream>
#include<cmath>
using namespace std;
int main() {
double x, y;
cout << "Enter a value (x) : ";
cin >> x;
cout << "Enter a value (y) : ";
cin >> y;
double result = fmax(x, y);
cout << "fmax(" << x << ", " << y << ") : " << result << endl;
} Output
Enter a value (x) : 14.2 Enter a value (y) : 2.6 fmax(14.2, 2.6) : 14.2 Program ended with exit code: 0
Enter a value (x) : -5 Enter a value (y) : -99 fmax(-5, -99) : -5 Program ended with exit code: 0
If one of the values: x or y; is nan, then the other value is returned.
Enter a value (x) : nan Enter a value (y) : 5 fmax(nan, 5) : 5 Program ended with exit code: 0
Conclusion
In this C++ Tutorial, we learned the syntax of C++ fmax(), and how to use this function to find the largest of two values, with the help of examples.