Maximum Generic Method

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Finds the maximum value in a collection. A supplied IComparer<T> is used to compare the items in the collection.

Namespace: Wintellect.PowerCollections
Assembly: PowerCollections (in PowerCollections.dll)

Syntax

C#
public static T Maximum<T>( IEnumerable<T> collection, IComparer<T> comparer )

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function Maximum(Of T) ( _ collection As IEnumerable(Of T), _ comparer As IComparer(Of T) _ ) As T

Visual C++
public: generic<typename T> static T Maximum ( IEnumerable<T>^ collection, IComparer<T>^ comparer )

comparer: IComparer<(Of <T>)>
The comparer instance used to compare items in the collection.

The largest item in the collection.

Exception	Condition
System..::InvalidOperationException	The collection is empty.
System..::ArgumentNullException	collection or comparer is null.