SHIP:Sail:min

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
min	Integer/Float	v4.0	Gets the minimum value of two or more numbers

The ability to use Floats with this function was introduced in SHIP Version 5.0.

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail Numeric Functions
• abs, ceil, floor, ftoi, itof, max, round

Prototype

Integer min(Integer n1, Integer n2);

Integer min(Integer n1, Integer n2, Integer n3);

Float min(Integer/Float n1, Integer/Float n2);

Float min(Integer/Float n1, Integer/Float n2, Integer/Float n3);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
n1	Integer/Float	The first of a set of numbers to find the minimum of
n2	Integer/Float	The second of a set of numbers to find the minimum of
n3	Integer/Float	The third of a set of numbers to find the minimum of
Return	Integer/Float	the minimum of the supplied numbers; if any parameter is a Float, the result will be a Float

Detailed Description

The min() function returns the minimum value of the set of specified numbers.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
min(-5,-6);	-6
min(-5, 2, 12);	-5
min(0, 6, 5);	0