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Name | ### 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
Returns | float or int
Related | max()

Updated on May 19, 2014 05:29:59pm PDT