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));    }} |
Output:
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 = "Lazyroar";        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));    }} |
Output:
Length of string Lazyroar 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()
