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Addendum: finding the largest integer

<?
function maxint(){ 
  $to_test = 2;
  while(1){
     $last = $to_test;
     $to_test = 2 * $to_test;
     if (($to_test < $last) || (!is_int($to_test))){
         return($last + ($last - 1));
     }    
   }
}

$maxint = maxint();
print("Maxint is $maxint<BR>");
?>








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