IntPtr.MaxMagnitude(IntPtr, IntPtr) Method (System) (original) (raw)

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Compares two values to compute which is greater.

public:
 static IntPtr MaxMagnitude(IntPtr x, IntPtr y) = System::Numerics::INumberBase<IntPtr>::MaxMagnitude;

public static IntPtr MaxMagnitude(IntPtr x, IntPtr y);

static member MaxMagnitude : nativeint * nativeint -> nativeint

Public Shared Function MaxMagnitude (x As IntPtr, y As IntPtr) As IntPtr

Parameters

x

IntPtr

nativeint

The value to compare with y.

y

IntPtr

nativeint

The value to compare with x.

Returns

x if it is greater than y; otherwise, y.

Implements

Remarks

For IFloatingPointIeee754 this method matches the IEEE 754:2019 maximumMagnitude function. This requires NaN inputs to be propagated back to the caller and for -0.0 to be treated as less than +0.0.

Applies to