.TH TYPE_MAX 3 libsimple
.SH NAME
TYPE_MAX \- get largest value for an integer type

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libsimple.h>

#ifndef TYPE_MAX
# define TYPE_MAX(type) /* implementation omitted */
#endif
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR TYPE_MAX ()
macro assumes
.I type
is an integer type and expands to the largest value
that can be stored in the
.IR TYPE ,
as a constant expression; however it is not suitable for
.BR #if .
.PP
The
.IB <libsimple.h>
heading contains macro constants, using the
.BR TYPE_MAX ()
macro, for the maximum value for multiple integer types:
.BR BLKCNT64_MAX ,
.BR BLKCNT_MAX ,
.BR BLKSIZE_MAX ,
.BR CC_MAX ,
.BR CLOCKID_MAX ,
.BR CLOCK_MAX ,
.BR DEV_MAX ,
.BR FSBLKCNT64_MAX ,
.BR FSBLKCNT_MAX ,
.BR FSFILCNT64_MAX ,
.BR FSFILCNT_MAX ,
.BR GID_MAX ,
.BR ID_MAX ,
.BR INO64_MAX ,
.BR INO_MAX ,
.BR KEY_MAX ,
.BR LOFF_MAX ,
.BR MODE_MAX ,
.BR NLINK_MAX ,
.BR OFF64_MAX ,
.BR OFF_MAX ,
.BR PID_MAX ,
.BR QUAD_MAX ,
.BR REGISTER_MAX ,
.BR RLIM64_MAX ,
.BR RLIM_MAX ,
.BR SOCKLEN_MAX ,
.BR SPEED_MAX ,
.BR SUSECONDS_MAX ,
.BR TCFLAG_MAX ,
.BR TIME_MAX ,
.BR UID_MAX ,
.BR USECONDS_MAX ,
and
.BR U_QUAD_MAX .

.SH EXAMPLES
None.

.SH APPLICATION USAGE
None.

.SH RATIONALE
None.

.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.

.SH NOTES
None.

.SH BUGS
None.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR TYPE_MIN (3libsimple)
.BR INTSTRLEN (3libsimple)