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	<li>For more examples with Maximum and Minimum for collections, see [[Collections#Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting\|"Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting"]].		<li>For more examples with <var>Maximum</var> and <var>Minimum</var> for collections, see [[Collections#Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting\|"Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting"]].
	</ol>		</ol>

	==See also==		==See also==
	<ul><li>The [[Minimum (NamedArraylist function)\|Minimum]] function is the opposite of the Maximum function.</ul>		<ul>
			<li>The [[Minimum (NamedArraylist function)\|Minimum]] function is the opposite of the Maximum function.
			</ul>

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	==Usage notes==		==Usage notes==
	<ul><li>If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns <var>String</var> or <var>Unicode</var> values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the collating sequence of EBCDIC or Unicode, respectively, to determine which item has the greatest value. If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns a numeric type, numeric comparisons are used. See the second [[#Examples\|"example"]] below.		<ul>
			<li>If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns <var>String</var> or <var>Unicode</var> values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the collating sequence of EBCDIC or Unicode, respectively, to determine which item has the greatest value. If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns a numeric type, numeric comparisons are used. See the second [[#Examples\|"example"]] below.

	<li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
	<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <~~var~~>[[ToIntegerPower ~~and ToPower~~ (~~Float functions~~)~~\|ToIntegerPower]]~~</~~var~~>~~(2)~~) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method\|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.
			<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <code>ToIntegerPower(2)</code>) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method\|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.

	<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.		<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.
	</ul>		</ul>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
	<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.

Dme at 22:21, 10 August 2012

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	<td>A <var>NamedArraylist</var> object. </td></tr>		<td>A <var>NamedArraylist</var> object. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>itemFunction</th>		<tr><th>itemFunction</th>
	<td>A method value (a method name literal, a method variable, or even a method that returns a method value) ~~of the method~~ that operates on objects of the type specified on the <var class="term">nal</var> declaration and that returns an intrinsic value.		<td>A method value (a method name literal, a method variable, or even a method that returns a method value) that operates on objects of the type specified on the <var class="term">nal</var> declaration and that returns an intrinsic value.
	<p>As of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> Version 7.6, the special identity function, <var>This</var>, is the default <var class="term">itemFunction</var> value for the <var>Maximum</var> and <var>Minimum</var> methods. See [[Collections#Using the This function as the Maximum parameter\|"Using the This function as the Maximum parameter"]].</p></td></tr>		<p>As of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> Version 7.6, the special identity function, <var>This</var>, is the default <var class="term">itemFunction</var> value for the <var>Maximum</var> and <var>Minimum</var> methods. See [[Collections#Using the This function as the Maximum parameter\|"Using the This function as the Maximum parameter"]].</p></td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

	==Usage notes==		==Usage notes==
	<ul>		<ul><li>If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns <var>String</var> or <var>Unicode</var> values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the collating sequence of EBCDIC or Unicode, respectively, to determine which item has the greatest value. If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns a numeric type, numeric comparisons are used. See the second [[#Examples\|"example"]] below.
	<li>If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns <var>String</var> or <var>Unicode</var> values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the collating sequence of EBCDIC or Unicode, respectively, to determine which item has the greatest value. If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns a numeric type, numeric comparisons are used. See the second [[#Examples\|"example"]] below.

	<li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
			<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var>(2)) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method\|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.
	<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <~~code~~>ToIntegerPower(2)</~~code~~>) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method\|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.

	<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.		<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.
	</ul>		</ul>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
	<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.

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	==Usage notes==		==Usage notes==
	<ul><li>If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns <var>String</var> or <var>Unicode</var> values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the collating sequence of EBCDIC or Unicode, respectively, to determine which item has the greatest value. If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns a numeric type, numeric comparisons are used. See the second [[#Examples\|"example"]] below.		<ul>
			<li>If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns <var>String</var> or <var>Unicode</var> values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the collating sequence of EBCDIC or Unicode, respectively, to determine which item has the greatest value. If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns a numeric type, numeric comparisons are used. See the second [[#Examples\|"example"]] below.

	<li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
	<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <~~var~~>[[ToIntegerPower ~~and ToPower~~ (~~Float functions~~)~~\|ToIntegerPower]]~~</~~var~~>~~(2)~~) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method\|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.
			<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <code>ToIntegerPower(2)</code>) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method\|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.

	<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.		<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.
	</ul>		</ul>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
	<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.

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-<var>Maximum</var> returns the name of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item that has the maximum numeric value as returned by a specified function.  The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a <var class="product">User Language</var> [[Intrinsic classes|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.
+<var>Maximum</var> returns the name of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item that has the maximum value as returned by a specified function.  The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a <var class="product">User Language</var> [[Intrinsic classes|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.
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-<ul><li>If the function applied by <var>Maximum</var> returns string values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the decimal-equivalent value of the character bytes and determines the number of the item that has the greatest value.  Lowercase letters are first ranked alphabetically; then uppercase letters, also ranked alphabetically; finally followed by the numbers; that is: <code>'a'..'z','A'..'Z',0..9</code>.
+<ul><li>If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns <var>String</var> or <var>Unicode</var> values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the collating sequence of EBCDIC or Unicode, respectively, to determine which item has the greatest value. If <var class="term">itemFunction</var> returns a numeric type, numeric comparisons are used. See the second [[#Examples|"example"]] below.
 <li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
 <li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)|ToIntegerPower]]</var>(2)) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter.  The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.
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 <p class="output">%nalist:maximum(this) is item Gilliam
 %nalist:minimum(this) is item Idle
 </p>
 <li>For more examples with Maximum and Minimum for collections, see [[Collections#Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting|"Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting"]].

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	<var>Maximum</var> returns the name ~~of that item~~ of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item ~~with~~ the maximum numeric value as returned by a specified function. The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a <var class="product">User Language</var> [[Intrinsic classes\|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.		<var>Maximum</var> returns the name of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item that has the maximum numeric value as returned by a specified function. The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a <var class="product">User Language</var> [[Intrinsic classes\|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

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	<var>Maximum</var> ~~function~~ returns the name ~~(subscript)~~ of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item ~~that has~~ the maximum numeric value ~~after the application of~~ a specified function ~~to each item~~. The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a <var class="product">User Language</var> [[Intrinsic classes\|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String~~</var>, <var>Longstring~~</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.		<var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item with the maximum numeric value as returned by a specified function. The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a <var class="product">User Language</var> [[Intrinsic classes\|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
	{{Template:NamedArraylist:Maximum syntax}}		{{Template:NamedArraylist:Maximum syntax}}
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	<table class="syntaxTable">		<table class="syntaxTable">
	<tr><th>%string</th>		<tr><th>%string</th>
	<td>A string variable to contain the ~~subscript~~ name of the item in the indicated <var>NamedArraylist</var> that has the maximum value ~~after~~ the argument function ~~has been applied~~.</td></tr>		<td>A string variable to contain the name of the item in the indicated <var>NamedArraylist</var> that has the maximum value as returned by the argument function.</td></tr>
	<tr><th>nal</th>		<tr><th>nal</th>
	<td>A <var>NamedArraylist</var> object. </td></tr>		<td>A <var>NamedArraylist</var> object. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>itemFunction</th>		<tr><th>itemFunction</th>
	<td>A method value (a method name literal, a method variable, or even a method that returns a method value) of the method that operates on objects of the type specified on the <var class="term">nal</var> declaration and that returns ~~a numeric or string~~ value.		<td>A method value (a method name literal, a method variable, or even a method that returns a method value) of the method that operates on objects of the type specified on the <var class="term">nal</var> declaration and that returns an intrinsic value.
	<p>As of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> Version 7.6, the special identity function, <var>This</var>, is the default <var class="term">itemFunction</var> value for the <var>Maximum</var> and <var>Minimum</var> methods. See [[Collections#Using the This function as the Maximum parameter\|"Using the This function as the Maximum parameter"]].</p></td></tr>		<p>As of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> Version 7.6, the special identity function, <var>This</var>, is the default <var class="term">itemFunction</var> value for the <var>Maximum</var> and <var>Minimum</var> methods. See [[Collections#Using the This function as the Maximum parameter\|"Using the This function as the Maximum parameter"]].</p></td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

	==Usage notes==		==Usage notes==
	<ul><li>If the function applied by <var>Maximum</var> returns string values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the decimal-equivalent value of the character bytes and determines the number of the item that has the greatest value. Lowercase letters are first ranked alphabetically; then uppercase letters, also ranked alphabetically; finally followed by the numbers; that is: <code>'a'..'z','A'..'Z',0..9</code>.		<ul><li>If the function applied by <var>Maximum</var> returns string values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the decimal-equivalent value of the character bytes and determines the number of the item that has the greatest value. Lowercase letters are first ranked alphabetically; then uppercase letters, also ranked alphabetically; finally followed by the numbers; that is: <code>'a'..'z','A'..'Z',0..9</code>.
	<li>If two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items ~~have~~ equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the ~~position~~ of ~~the~~ item ~~that appears~~ closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<li>If the values returned by <var class="term">itemFunction</var> for two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items are equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the name of that item which is closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
	<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower~~(2)~~]]</var>) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)\|"Maximum/Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.		<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var>(2)) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)#Maximum and Minimum with local method\|"Maximum and Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.
	<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.		<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.
	</ul>		</ul>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
	<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<ol><li>The following request uses the special method, <var>This</var>, to find the maximum and minimum items in this familiar <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
	For more information about using <var>This</var>, see [[Collections#Using the This function as the Maximum parameter\|"Using the This function as the Maximum parameter"]].		For more information about using <var>This</var>, see [[Collections#Using the This function as the Maximum parameter\|"Using the This function as the Maximum parameter"]].

	<p class="code">begin		<p class="code">begin
	%nalist is collection NamedArraylist of longstring		%nalist is collection NamedArraylist of longstring
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	%nalist('Pallin') = 'Michael'		%nalist('Pallin') = 'Michael'
	%nalist('Chapman') = 'Graham'		%nalist('Chapman') = 'Graham'

	[[PrintText statement\|printText]] {~} is item {%nalist:maximum(this)}		[[PrintText statement\|printText]] {~} is item {%nalist:maximum(this)}
	PrintText {~} is item {%nalist:minimum(this)}		PrintText {~} is item {%nalist:minimum(this)}
	end		end
	</p>		</p>

	The result is:		The result is:
	<p class="output">%nalist:maximum(this) is item Gilliam		<p class="output">%nalist:maximum(this) is item Gilliam
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	<li>For more examples with Maximum and Minimum for collections, see [[Collections#Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting\|"Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting"]].		<li>For more examples with Maximum and Minimum for collections, see [[Collections#Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting\|"Finding collection maxima and minima, and sorting"]].
	</ol>		</ol>

	==See also==		==See also==
	<ul><li>The [[Minimum (NamedArraylist function)\|Minimum]] function is the opposite of the Maximum function.</ul>		<ul><li>The [[Minimum (NamedArraylist function)\|Minimum]] function is the opposite of the Maximum function.</ul>
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	<var>Maximum</var> function returns the name (subscript) of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item that has the maximum numeric value after the application of a specified function to each item. The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a User Language [[Intrinsic classes\|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String</var>, <var>Longstring</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.		<var>Maximum</var> function returns the name (subscript) of the <var>NamedArraylist</var> item that has the maximum numeric value after the application of a specified function to each item. The function applied to each <var>NamedArraylist</var> item, which you specify with the required <var class="term">itemFunction</var> argument, must be a method that operates on the item type and returns a <var class="product">User Language</var> [[Intrinsic classes\|intrinsic]] datatype (<var>Float</var>, <var>String</var>, <var>Longstring</var>, or <var>Unicode</var>) value.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	<ul><li>If the function applied by <var>Maximum</var> returns string values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the decimal-equivalent value of the character bytes and determines the number of the item that has the greatest value. Lowercase letters are first ranked alphabetically; then uppercase letters, also ranked alphabetically; finally followed by the numbers; that is: <code>'a'..'z','A'..'Z',0..9</code>.		<ul><li>If the function applied by <var>Maximum</var> returns string values, <var>Maximum</var> uses the decimal-equivalent value of the character bytes and determines the number of the item that has the greatest value. Lowercase letters are first ranked alphabetically; then uppercase letters, also ranked alphabetically; finally followed by the numbers; that is: <code>'a'..'z','A'..'Z',0..9</code>.
	<li>If two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items have equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the position of the item that appears closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.		<li>If two or more <var>NamedArraylist</var> items have equal, maximum, values, <var>Maximum</var> returns the position of the item that appears closest to the beginning of the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
	<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a User Language expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower(2)]]</var>) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)\|"Maximum/Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.		<li>The parameter for <var>Maximum</var> is a method value, not a <var class="product">User Language</var> expression. That is, you cannot provide a function that itself has an argument (say, <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower(2)]]</var>) as the <var>Maximum</var> parameter. The [[Maximum (Arraylist function)\|"Maximum/Minimum with local method"]] example shows a way to apply <var>[[ToIntegerPower and ToPower (Float functions)\|ToIntegerPower]]</var> with <var>Maximum</var>.
	<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.		<li><var>Maximum</var> is available in <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods\|Sirius Mods]]</var> Version 7.3 and later.
	</ul>		</ul>

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	==See also==		==See also==
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	<li>The [[Minimum (NamedArraylist function)\|Minimum]] function is the opposite of the Maximum function.		<li>The <var>[[Minimum (NamedArraylist function)\|Minimum]]</var> function is the opposite of the <var>Maximum</var> function.
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