C Exercises: Compute the maximum of two integers using inline function

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4. Maximum of Two Integers Inline Variants

Write a C program to compute the maximum of two integers using inline function.

Sample Solution:

C Code:

#include <stdio.h>

inline int max(int x, int y) {
  return x > y ? x : y;
}
int main() {
  int a = 110, b = 120;
  printf("Maximum of %d and %d is %d\n", a, b, max(a, b));
  a = -110, b = -120;
  printf("Maximum of %d and %d is %d\n", a, b, max(a, b));
  return 0;
}

Sample Output:

Maximum of 110 and 120 is 120
Maximum of -110 and -120 is -110

Explanation:

In the above program, we define an inline function max() that takes two integers x and y as parameters and returns the maximum value between them. We use the ternary operator ? : to check which value is maximum and return it.

In the main function, we declare two integers a and b and assign them 110 and 120 and -110 and -120 respectively. We then call the max() function with a and b as arguments and print the result using the printf() function.

Flowchart:

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