From 55773240e15152a28d2f3209c34f8714b210e9ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andykop <165172502+AndyKop@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:56:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] add datetime example
---
data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
index b20a104ee2..634a99857b 100644
--- a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
+++ b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: max_of()
description: Learn how to use the max_of() function to return the maximum value of all argument expressions.
ms.reviewer: alexans
ms.topic: reference
-ms.date: 08/11/2024
+ms.date: 12/15/2024
---
# max_of()
@@ -80,3 +80,25 @@ datatable (A: int, B: int)
|2|
|1|
|(null)|
+
+### Find the maximum datetime
+
+:::moniker range="azure-data-explorer"
+> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
+> Run the query
+::: moniker-end
+
+```kusto
+let date1 = datetime(2024-12-15 07:15:22);
+let date2 = datetime(2024-12-15 07:15:24);
+let date3 = datetime(2024-12-15 08:00:00);
+let date4 = datetime(2024-12-15 09:30:00);
+let date5 = datetime(2024-12-15 10:45:00);
+| print maxDate = max_of(date1, date2, date3, date4, date5);
+```
+
+**Output**
+
+| maxDate |
+| --- |
+| 2024-12-15 10:45:00 |
From a252cb643bb00fcdda4f32e4d520ff8f59520f49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shlomo Sagir <51323195+shsagir@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:17:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
---
data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md | 22 +++++++-------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
index 634a99857b..4b3880bbf3 100644
--- a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
+++ b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
@@ -85,20 +85,14 @@ datatable (A: int, B: int)
:::moniker range="azure-data-explorer"
> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
-> Run the query
+> Run the query
::: moniker-end
```kusto
-let date1 = datetime(2024-12-15 07:15:22);
-let date2 = datetime(2024-12-15 07:15:24);
-let date3 = datetime(2024-12-15 08:00:00);
-let date4 = datetime(2024-12-15 09:30:00);
-let date5 = datetime(2024-12-15 10:45:00);
-| print maxDate = max_of(date1, date2, date3, date4, date5);
-```
-
-**Output**
-
-| maxDate |
-| --- |
-| 2024-12-15 10:45:00 |
+datatable (A: datetime, B: datetime)
+[
+ datetime(2024-12-15 07:15:22), datetime(2024-12-15 07:15:24),
+ datetime(2024-12-15 08:00:00), datetime(2024-12-15 09:30:00),
+ datetime(2024-12-15 10:45:00), datetime(2024-12-14 10:45:00)
+]
+| project maxDate = max_of(A, B)
From 7421f9f5e209dc2f93cbce094ddefd9ec36cc936 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andykop <165172502+AndyKop@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:37:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] added intro sentences
---
data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
index 4b3880bbf3..54c14024db 100644
--- a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
+++ b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ The maximum value of all argument expressions.
### Find the largest number
+This query returns the maximum value of the numbers in the string.
+
:::moniker range="azure-data-explorer"
> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
> Run the query
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ print result = max_of(10, 1, -3, 17)
### Find the maximum value in a data-table
-Notice that non-null values take precedence over null values.
+This query returns the highest value from columns A and B. Notice that non-null values take precedence over null values.
:::moniker range="azure-data-explorer"
> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ datatable (A: int, B: int)
### Find the maximum datetime
+This query returns the later of the two datetime values from columns A and B.
+
:::moniker range="azure-data-explorer"
> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
> Run the query
@@ -96,3 +100,11 @@ datatable (A: datetime, B: datetime)
datetime(2024-12-15 10:45:00), datetime(2024-12-14 10:45:00)
]
| project maxDate = max_of(A, B)
+
+**Output**
+
+| maxDate |
+| --- |
+| 2024-12-15 07:15:24 |
+| 2024-12-15 09:30:00 |
+| 2024-12-15 10:45:00 |
From 2c2873372fae08ae6333e3ec2c33e74a1704acca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andykop <165172502+AndyKop@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:57:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] build fix
---
data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
index 54c14024db..2e247c5427 100644
--- a/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
+++ b/data-explorer/kusto/query/max-of-function.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ datatable (A: datetime, B: datetime)
datetime(2024-12-15 10:45:00), datetime(2024-12-14 10:45:00)
]
| project maxDate = max_of(A, B)
+```
**Output**