code: def is_max_optimal(self):
      return self.is_higher_better
  
file_path: autogluon/tabular/src/autogluon/tabular/models/catboost/catboost_utils.py
imports: import logging
  from autogluon.core.constants import BINARY, MULTICLASS, QUANTILE, REGRESSION, SOFTCLASS
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling the CustomMetric obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.is_max_optimal() and returns: self