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| author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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| committer | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
| commit | c45bccad44187da27505cf5808424e709e3f54a1 (patch) | |
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Merge branch 'master' into debug-serialusb.
Chose debug-serialusb version in cases of conflict.
Conflicts:
libmaple/usb/usb_callbacks.c
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diff --git a/docs/source/arduino/max.rst b/docs/source/arduino/max.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 375625c..0000000 --- a/docs/source/arduino/max.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -.. _arduino-max: - -max(x, y) -========= - -Description ------------ - -Calculates the maximum of two numbers. - - - -Parameters ----------- - -x: the first number, any data type - - - -y: the second number, any data type - - - -Returns -------- - -The larger of the two parameter values. - - - -Example -------- - -:: - - sensVal = max(senVal, 20); // assigns sensVal to the larger of sensVal or 20 - // (effectively ensuring that it is at least 20) - -Note ----- - -Perhaps counter-intuitively, max() is often used to constrain the -lower end of a variable's range, while min() is used to constrain -the upper end of the range. - - - -Warning -------- - -Because of the way the max() function is implemented, avoid using -other functions inside the brackets, it may lead to incorrect -results - - - -:: - - max(a--, 0); // avoid this - yields incorrect results - - a--; // use this instead - - max(a, 0); // keep other math outside the function - - - -See also --------- - - -- `min <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Min>`_\ () -- `constrain <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Constrain>`_\ () |