vmax (';' LIST )*

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