Name
max — Returns maximum value among all its arguments.
Synopsis
number
max
(
|
arg1 any , |
| arg2 any , | |
| ... , | |
argN
any
); |
Description
The function returns the maximum value among all values in all its arguments, For each node in every argument node-set, it converts the string-value of the node to a number. If some arguments are not node-sets, they are converted to numbers. The maximum number found is returned.
This function is not a part of XPATH 1.0 standard library.
Parameters
argI
A node-set of nodes whose string values must be converted to numbers and added to the result, or single value.
Return Types
Table 24.147. Errors signalled by
| SQLState | Error Code | Error Text | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| XP001 | XPF05 | Nonempty sequence of values expected as argument of XPATH function max(); max() of nothing is senseless | This happens if the function is called without arguments, or with all arguments set to empty node-sets. |
Examples
Example 24.601.
max(/report[@type="daily-sales"]/total)