How Not to Program in C++

Everyday Problems 79

Program 53: Maximum Confusion

The

max

function is simple, the test code is simple, and the answer is . . . . Well,

you figure it out.

1 /************************************************

2 * test_max -- Test the max function. *

3 ************************************************/

4 #include <iostream>

5

6 /************************************************

7 * max -- return the larger of two integers. *

8* *

9 * Returns: *

10 * biggest of the two numbers. *

11 ************************************************/

12 const int &max(

13 const int &i1, // A number

14 const int &i2 // Another number

15 )

16 {

17 if (i1 > i2)

18 return (i1);

19 return (i2 ...