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min()

Examples
int d = min(5, 9);            // Sets 'd' to 5
int e = min(-4, -12);         // Sets 'e' to -12
float f = min(12.3, 230.24);  // Sets 'f' to 12.3

int[] values = { 5, 1, 2, -3 };  // Create an array of ints
int h = min(values);             // Sets 'h' to -3
Description Determines the smallest value in a sequence of numbers, and then returns that value. min() accepts either two or three float or int values as parameters, or an array of any length.
Syntax
min(a, b)
min(a, b, c)
min(list)
Parameters
a int, or float: first number
b int, or float: second number
c int, or float: third number
list float[], or int[]: array of numbers to compare
Returnsfloat or int
Relatedmax()
Updated on May 19, 2014 05:29:59pm PDT

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