#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;


template <typename T> T Max(T a, T b)
{
    return (a > b ? a : b);
}

char* Max(char* a, char* b)
{
	return ((strcmp(a,b) > 0) ? a : b);
}


int main(void)
{
    // Testing primitive types
    cout << Max(3,4) << endl;
    cout << Max(4.55,1.23) << endl;
    cout << Max('a','d') << endl;
    cout << Max('N',Max('H','U')) << endl;
    cout << Max('N',Max('H','U')) << endl;
    // cout << Max(static_cast<short>(2),3) << endl;  // ERROR
    cout << Max(static_cast<short>(2),static_cast<short>(3)) << endl << endl;

    // Testing strings
    string s1("Dog");
    string s2("Cat");
    string s3("Horse");
    cout << Max(s1,s2) << endl;
    cout << Max(s2,s3) << endl << endl;

    // Testing char arrays
    char array1[16], array2[16], array3[16];
    strcpy(array1,"dog");
    strcpy(array2,"cat");
    strcpy(array3,"horse");
    cout << Max(array1,array2) << endl;
    cout << Max(array2,array3) << endl;
    cout << reinterpret_cast<long>(array1) << endl;
    cout << reinterpret_cast<long>(array2) << endl;
    cout << reinterpret_cast<long>(array3) << endl;
}