_Maxof(3)

💅 _Maxof(3) — the limits of an integer type, bestie

Okay so real talk: this is a page from section 3 of the manual, all about _Maxof and _Minof. It's giving "tiny page, huge power." Let's get into it. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

_Maxof, _Minof — limits of an integer type

📚 LIBRARY 📚

The Standard C library (libc). Yeah, that libc. She's everywhere. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

T _Maxof(typename T);
T _Minof(typename T);

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

These operators hand you back the maximum or the minimum representable value of the operand integer type. That's it. That's the whole vibe. Simple, iconic, no notes. 👑

And if the operand is not an integer type? Not a warning, not a little shrug — it produces a compilation error. The compiler said "absolutely not" and meant it. 🚫

🫶 RETURN VALUE 🫶

The maximum or minimum representable value of the operand integer type.

The result is an integer constant expression of the same type as the operand. So like, type-accurate AND constant-expression-coded. She's doing both. Multi-talented. ✨

📏 STANDARDS 📏

GNU.

🕰️ HISTORY 🕰️

gcc 16. A modern queen. Fresh off the press. 💅

🎀 EXAMPLES 🎀

Bestie, here's the whole thing, copy it exactly:

#include <assert.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int
main(void)
{
     static_assert(_Maxof(long) == LONG_MAX);
     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

Look at that static_assert just casually confirming the truth at compile time. Compile-time self-care. 🌈

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👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• operator(7)

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Lowkey important reminder: this page is from Linux man-pages 6.20, dated 2025-12-01. Go off, man-pages team. 🫡

That's the page, bestie. _Maxof, _Minof, done, dusted, compiled. Periodt. 💖🎀🌟