The java.math.BigDecimal.max(BigDecimal val) method in Java is used to compare two BigDecimal values and return the maximum of the two. This is opposite to BigDecimal max() method in Java.
Syntax:
public BigDecimal max(BigDecimal val)
Parameters: The function accepts a BigDecimal object val as parameter whose value is compared with that of this BigDecimal object and the maximum value is returned.
Return Values: This method returns the BigDecimal whose value is the greater of this BigDecimal and val. In case if both are equal, this BigDecimal is returned.
Examples:
Input : a = 17.000041900, b = 17.0000418999 Output : 17.000041900 Input : a = 235900000146, b = 236000000000 Output : 236000000000
Below programs will illustrate max() function of BigDecimal class.
Program 1:
// Java program to illustrate use of // BigDecimal max() function in Java import java.math.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// create 2 BigDecimal objects
BigDecimal a, b;
a = new BigDecimal( "235900000146" );
b = new BigDecimal( "236000000000" );
// print the maximum value
System.out.println( "Maximum Value among " + a +
" and " + b + " is " + a.max(b));
}
} |
Maximum Value among 235900000146 and 236000000000 is 236000000000
Program 2:
// Java program to illustrate use of BigDecimal max() // to display maximum length among two strings in Java import java.math.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Create 2 BigDecimal objects
BigDecimal a, b;
String s = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
String str = "GeeksClasses" ;
int l1, l2;
l1 = s.length();
l2 = str.length();
a = new BigDecimal(l1);
b = new BigDecimal(l2);
// Print the respective lengths
System.out.println( "Length of string " + s + " is " + a);
System.out.println( "Length of string " + str + " is " + b);
// Print the maximum value
System.out.println( "Maximum length is " + a.max(b));
}
} |
Length of string GeeksforGeeks is 13 Length of string GeeksClasses is 12 Maximum length is 13
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html#max()