Returns max element of an array

Question

How to return max element of a given array using the code structure below?

var array = [100, 0, 50]; 

function max(array) {
  // code
}

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 17 '15 at 13:33

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Try Math.max.apply(Math, array)

var array = [100, 0, 50];

Another solution

function max(array) {
    var max = array[0];
    for (var i = 0; i < array.length-1; i++) {
        max = max > array[i+1] ? max : array[i+1];
    }
    return max;
}

answered Sep 17 '15 at 13:33

Richard Hamilton

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joews · Answer 2 · 2015-09-17T13:43:29.857

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Use the spread operator (ES2015):

Math.max(...arr)

The spread operator is not yet available in all browsers and runtimes - check the compatibility table.

edited Sep 17 '15 at 13:43

answered Sep 17 '15 at 13:34

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I don't think it's right to start giving ES2015 suggestions to plain "javascript"-tagged questions without clearly stating it won't work in most places out of the box yet. – Evert Sep 17 '15 at 13:38
I've linked Kangax's compatibility table, which will stay up-to-date. – joews Sep 17 '15 at 13:45

Returns max element of an array

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