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= max() =
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[[MongoDB Driver Function Reference]]


Returns the maximum for the selected fields.


[[[@cG

<cursor>.max([<field>[,...]])

]]]


**Arguments**

[[[@w

|@t0@r0@c0 <cursor> | | A result set. |
| <field> | | A field name. |

]]]


**Returns**

[[[@w

Returns a result set (cursor).

]]]


**Example**

[[[@cw

db.employees.find().max("age");

]]]

Selects the maximum for the age field from the //employees// collection.





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