CSSNumericValue: max() method

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The max() method of the CSSNumericValue interface returns the highest value from among the values passed. The passed values must be of the same type.

Syntax

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max()
max(number1)
max(number1, number2)
max(number1, number2, /* …, */ numberN)

Parameters

number1, …, numberN Optional

Either a number or a CSSNumericValue.

Return value

A CSSUnitValue.

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if an invalid type was passed to the method.

Examples

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Basic usage

As stated earlier, all passed values must be of the same type and value. Some of the following examples illustrate what happens when they are not.

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// Prints "2cm"
console.log(CSS.cm("1").max(CSS.cm("2")).toString());

// Prints "max(1cm, 0.393701in)"
console.log(CSS.cm("1").max(CSS.in("0.393701")).toString());

Specifications