max
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Find highest value.
max Function synopsis
max(mixed $value, mixed ...$values): mixedParameters
$value
Typemixed
Any comparable value.
$values
Variadic, OptionalTypemixed
Any comparable values.
Return value
Typemixed
max returns the parameter value considered "highest" according to standard
comparisons. If multiple values of different types evaluate as equal (e.g. 0
and 'abc') the first provided to the function will be returned.
Changes to the max Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
mixed - Optional parameter added - #2:
mixed $values
- max(...$args)
+ max(mixed $value, mixed ...$values): mixedmax Function Availability
max Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.6Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |