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Returns the largest element of the given Traversable, or null if the Traversable is empty

namespace HH\Lib\Math;

function max<T as num>(
  Traversable<T> $numbers,
): ?T;
  • For a known number of inputs, see Math\maxva().
  • To find the smallest number, see Math\min().

Parameters​

Returns​

  • ?T

Examples​

$v = vec[3, 2, 6, 1, 4];
$max = Math\max($v);
echo "The max is $max";