//This script finds the largest number given an arbitrary number of elements
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function max(/* ... */)
{
var m = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
// Loop through all the arguments, looking for, and
// remembering, the biggest
for(var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
if (arguments[i] > m) m = arguments[i];
// Return the biggest
alert("m is "+m);
return m;
}
var largest = max(1, 10, 100, 2, 3, 1000, 4, 5, 10000, 6);
alert("largest is" +largest);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" value="Max" onclick="max(1, 10, 100, 2, 3, 1000, 4, 5, 10000, 6);">
</body>
</html>
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