# mmmaxleveltype
Returns the maximum value associated to an image datatype

## Synopsis

max = mmmaxleveltype( TYPE = 'uint8' )

Implemented in Python.

### Input

TYPE | String One of the strings 'uint8', 'uint16' or 'int32', specifying the image type Default: `'uint8'`

### Output

max | the maximum level value of type TYPE

## Source Code

    def mmmaxleveltype(TYPE='uint8'):
        max = 0
        if   TYPE == 'uint8'  : max=255
        elif TYPE == 'binary' : max=1
        elif TYPE == 'uint16' : max=65535
        elif TYPE == 'int32'  : max=2147483647
        else:
            assert 0, 'does not support this data type:'+TYPE
        return max

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