number->maximum

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    - Classes
      - class number
        
        Send methods
        
        number->minus
        
        number->plus
        
        number->times
        
        number->divide
        
        number->equal
        
        number->larger_equal
        
        number->less_equal
        
        number->not_equal
        
        number->smaller
        
        number->larger
        
        number->minimum
        
        number->maximum

number ->maximum: int|number

Set number<-value to the {number->maximum, number->minimum} of the current number<-value and the argument. Useful in may computations. Suppose Chain is a chain holding string and we which to know the widest string given the font Font:

width_of_strings(Chain, Font, Width) :-
        new(W, number(0)),
        send(Chain, for_all,
                 message(W, maximum, ?(Font, width, @arg1))),
        get(W, value, Width),
        send(W, done).