Erlang List max Method

Erlang List

Return the element with the maximum value in the list.

Syntax

max(lst1)

Parameters

• Lst1 −Element List.

Return Value

Return the element with the maximum value in the list.

-module(helloworld).　
-import(lists,[max/1]).　
-export([start/0]).　
start()　->　
　　　Lst1　=　[1,2,3,4],　
　　　io:fwrite("~w~n",[max(Lst1)]).

When we run the above program, we will get the following results.

4

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