Find the Largest of 3 Values

[Dan Ebberts]

I think this works too:

Math.min(Math.min(Math.max(a,b),Math.max(a,c)),Math.max(b,c))

Dan

[Walter Soyka]

Here’s an alternate approach, using arrays and the sort() method. First, stuff each of the values into an unsorted array. Next, sort the array. Finally, return the value of the last item in the array, which will be the highest value because we just sorted it.

unsortedArray = [a,b,c];
sortedArray = unsortedArray.sort();
sortedArray[sortedArray.length-1];

To get the middle value, replace the final line with:sortedArray[Math.round(sortedArray.length/2)-1];

To get the lowest value, replace the final line with:sortedArray[0];

You can shorten it, too, removing the assignment:
myArray = [a,b,c];
myArray.sort()[sortedArray.length-1];

Walter Soyka
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