# std::atomic_fetch_max, std::atomic_fetch_max_explicit

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Defined in header `<atomic>` |  |
template< class T > T atomic_fetch_max( std::atomic <T>* obj, typename std::atomic <T>::value_type arg ) noexcept; | (1) | (since C++26)
template< class T > T atomic_fetch_max( volatile std::atomic <T>* obj, typename std::atomic <T>::value_type arg ) noexcept; | (2) | (since C++26)
template< class T > T atomic_fetch_max_explicit( std::atomic <T>* obj, typename std::atomic <T>::value_type arg, std::memory_order order ) noexcept; | (3) | (since C++26)
template< class T > T atomic_fetch_max_explicit( volatile std::atomic <T>* obj, typename std::atomic <T>::value_type arg, std::memory_order order ) noexcept; | (4) | (since C++26)

Atomically replaces the value pointed by obj with the result of std::max between the old value of obj and arg. Returns the value obj held previously. The operation is performed as if the following was executed:

1,2) obj->fetch_max(arg)
3,4) obj->fetch_max(arg, order)

If `std::atomic<T>` has no `fetch_max` member (this member is only provided for integral and pointer types except bool), the program is ill-formed.

### Parameters

obj | - | pointer to the atomic object to modify
arg | - | the value to std::max with the value stored in the atomic object
order | - | the memory synchronization ordering

### Return value

The value immediately preceding the effects of this function in the modification order of *obj.

### Notes

Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Feature
--- | --- | --- | ---
`__cpp_lib_atomic_min_max` | `202403L` | (C++26) | Atomic minimum/maximum

### Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### See also

fetch_max (C++26) | atomically performs std::max between the argument and the value of the atomic object and obtains the value held previously (public member function of `std::atomic<T>`)
atomic_fetch_minatomic_fetch_min_explicit (C++26)(C++26) | replaces the atomic object with the result of std::min with a non-atomic argument and obtains the previous value of the atomic (function template)

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