From d9cbd78e29d42e70bb46641dd43ee0772c8c975f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:23:33 -0500 Subject: reorganized all the arduino/ docs into a lang/ subdirectory since they're properly CC attributed now. --- source/arduino/max.rst | 63 -------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 63 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 source/arduino/max.rst (limited to 'source/arduino/max.rst') diff --git a/source/arduino/max.rst b/source/arduino/max.rst deleted file mode 100644 index a80c421..0000000 --- a/source/arduino/max.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -.. highlight:: cpp - -.. _arduino-max: - -max(x, y) -========= - -Description ------------ - -(Macro) Calculates the maximum of two numbers. - - - -Parameters ----------- - -**x**: the first number; may be any number or numeric expression. - -**y**: the second number; may be any number or numeric expression. - - -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 :ref:`min() - ` is used to constrain the upper end of the range. - -Warning -------- - -Because of the way ``max()`` is implemented, avoid using other -functions inside the parentheses. It may lead to incorrect results:: - - max(a--, 0); // avoid this - yields incorrect results - - a--; // use this instead - - max(a, 0); // keep other operations outside max() - -Arduino Compatibility ---------------------- - -The Maple version of ``max()`` is compatible with Arduino. - -See Also --------- - -- :ref:`min() ` -- :ref:`constrain() ` - - -.. include:: cc-attribution.txt \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3