Language: C++

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
int main() {
  int a, b;
  cin >> a >> b;
  if (a+b > a-b && a+b > a*b) {
    cout << max(a+b) << endl;
  }
  else if (a-b > a+b && a-b > a*b) {
    cout << max(a-b) << endl;
  }
  else if (a*b > a+b && a*b > a-b) {
    cout << max(a*b) << endl;
  }
  return 0;
}

Compiler output:
a.cc: In function 'int main()':
a.cc:8:16: error: no matching function for call to 'max(int)'
    8 |     cout << max(a+b) << endl;
      |             ~~~^~~~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/algorithm:60,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:51,
                 from a.cc:1:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:257:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> constexpr const _Tp& std::max(const _Tp&, const _Tp&)'
  257 |     max(const _Tp& __a, const _Tp& __b)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:257:5: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:303:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class _Compare> constexpr const _Tp& std::max(const _Tp&, const _Tp&, _Compare)'
  303 |     max(const _Tp& __a, const _Tp& __b, _Compare __comp)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:303:5: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 1 provided
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/algorithm:61:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5706:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> constexpr _Tp std::max(initializer_list<_Tp>)'
 5706 |     max(initializer_list<_Tp> __l)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5706:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:8:16: note:   mismatched types 'std::initializer_list<_Tp>' and 'int'
    8 |     cout << max(a+b) << endl;
      |             ~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5716:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class _Compare> constexpr _Tp std::max(initializer_list<_Tp>, _Compare)'
 5716 |     max(initializer_list<_Tp> __l, _Compare __comp)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5716:5: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
a.cc:11:16: error: no matching function for call to 'max(int)'
   11 |     cout << max(a-b) << endl;
      |             ~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:257:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> constexpr const _Tp& std::max(const _Tp&, const _Tp&)'
  257 |     max(const _Tp& __a, const _Tp& __b)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:257:5: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:303:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class _Compare> constexpr const _Tp& std::max(const _Tp&, const _Tp&, _Compare)'
  303 |     max(const _Tp& __a, const _Tp& __b, _Compare __comp)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:303:5: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5706:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> constexpr _Tp std::max(initializer_list<_Tp>)'
 5706 |     max(initializer_list<_Tp> __l)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5706:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:16: note:   mismatched types 'std::initializer_list<_Tp>' and 'int'
   11 |     cout << max(a-b) << endl;
      |             ~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5716:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class _Compare> constexpr _Tp std::max(initializer_list<_Tp>, _Compare)'
 5716 |     max(initializer_list<_Tp> __l, _Compare __comp)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5716:5: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
a.cc:14:16: error: no matching function for call to 'max(int)'
   14 |     cout << max(a*b) << endl;
      |             ~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:257:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> constexpr const _Tp& std::max(const _Tp&, const _Tp&)'
  257 |     max(const _Tp& __a, const _Tp& __b)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:257:5: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:303:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class _Compare> constexpr const _Tp& std::max(const _Tp&, const _Tp&, _Compare)'
  303 |     max(const _Tp& __a, const _Tp& __b, _Compare __comp)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:303:5: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 1 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5706:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> constexpr _Tp std::max(initializer_list<_Tp>)'
 5706 |     max(initializer_list<_Tp> __l)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5706:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:14:16: note:   mismatched types 'std::initializer_list<_Tp>' and 'int'
   14 |     cout << max(a*b) << endl;
      |             ~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5716:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class _Compare> constexpr _Tp std::max(initializer_list<_Tp>, _Compare)'
 5716 |     max(initializer_list<_Tp> __l, _Compare __comp)
      |     ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algo.h:5716:5: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided