_Maxof(3) — Linux manual page

_Maxof(3)                Library Functions Manual               _Maxof(3)

NAME         top

       _Maxof, _Minof - limits of an integer type

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       T _Maxof(typename T);
       T _Minof(typename T);

DESCRIPTION         top

       These operators return the maximum or minimum representable value
       of the operand integer type.

       If the operand is not an integer type, it produces a compilation
       error.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The maximum or minimum representable value of the operand integer
       type.

       The result is an integer constant expression of the same type as
       the operand.

STANDARDS         top

       GNU.

HISTORY         top

       gcc 16.

EXAMPLES         top

       #include <assert.h>
       #include <limits.h>
       #include <stdlib.h>

       int
       main(void)
       {
            static_assert(_Maxof(long) == LONG_MAX);
            exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
       }

SEE ALSO         top

       operator(7)

COLOPHON         top

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