Find the maximum version in one or more lists

Summary

The vmax macro compares version strings using OSGi semantic versioning rules and returns the maximum (highest) version.

Syntax 

${vmax;<list>[;<list>...]}

Parameters

  • list - One or more semicolon-separated lists of version strings

Behavior

  • Parses all values as OSGi versions
  • Compares using semantic versioning rules
  • Returns the highest version string
  • Handles major.minor.micro.qualifier format

Examples

Find maximum version:

${vmax;1.2.3,2.0.0,1.0.5}
# Returns: "2.0.0"

Multiple lists:

${vmax;1.5.0,2.0.0;1.2.3,3.0.0}
# Returns: "3.0.0"

Get latest version:

latest.version=${vmax;${available.versions}}

Use Cases

  • Finding latest version
  • Version range calculations
  • Dependency analysis
  • Latest version selection
  • Version comparison

Notes

  • Uses OSGi semantic versioning
  • Qualifiers compared lexicographically
  • Invalid versions may cause errors
  • See also: ${vmin} for minimum version
  • See also: ${vcompare} for comparison

See test cases in MacroTestsForDocsExamples.java