Delphi Basics : Min command

DelphiBasics

Min
Function

Gives the minimum of two integer values

Math unit

Description

The Min function returns the value of lower of two numeric arguments, A and B.

These arguments may be any of the given numeric types, in any mixture. The result will be normalised to the appropriate value - floating point if either argument is floating point.

Related commands

Max		Gives the maximum of two integer values
Mean		Gives the average for a set of numbers
CompareValue		Compare numeric values with a tolerance

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Example code : Illustrate integer use of Min

var
  int1, int2, int3 : Integer;
begin
  int1 := 37;
  int2 := 38;
  int3 := Min(int1, int2);

  ShowMessage('int1 = '+IntToStr(int1));
  ShowMessage('int2 = '+IntToStr(int2));
  ShowMessage('Min(int1, int2) = '+IntToStr(int3));
end;

Show full unit code

  int1 = 37
  int2 = 38
  Min(int1, int2) = 37

Example code : Illustrating Min of mixed number types

var
  int1   : Integer;
  float1 : single;
begin
  int1   := 38;
  float1 := 37.5;
  float1 := Min(float1, int1);
  ShowMessage('Min(float1, int1) = '+FloatToStr(float1));
end;

Show full unit code

Min(float1, int1) = 37.5