public static max(x:Number, y:Number) : Number

Evaluates x and y and returns the larger value.

Parameters

x:Number - A number or expression.

y:Number - A number or expression.

Returns

Number - A number.

Example

The following example displays Thu Dec 30 00:00:00 GMT-0700 2004, which is the larger of the evaluated expressions.

var date1:Date = new Date(2004, 11, 25);
var date2:Date = new Date(2004, 11, 30);
var maxDate:Number = Math.max(date1.getTime(), date2.getTime());
trace(new Date(maxDate).toString());

See also

min (Math.min method)