BigInteger.Min Method

Parameters

• left
  Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
  The first value to compare.

• right
  Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
  The second value to compare.

Return Value

Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
The left or right parameter, whichever is smaller.

Imports System.Numerics

Module Example
   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      outputBlock.FontFamily = New System.Windows.Media.FontFamily("Courier New")       
      Dim numbers() As BigInteger = { Int64.MaxValue * BigInteger.MinusOne, 
                                      BigInteger.MinusOne, 
                                      10359321239000, 
                                      BigInteger.Pow(103988, 2),
                                      BigInteger.Multiply(Int32.MaxValue, Int16.MaxValue), 
                                      BigInteger.Add(BigInteger.Pow(Int64.MaxValue, 2), 
                                                     BigInteger.Pow(Int32.MaxValue, 2)),
                                      BigInteger.Zero }
      If numbers.Length < 2 Then
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Cannot determine which is the smaller of {0} numbers.", 
                            numbers.Length) + vbCrLf
         Exit Sub
      End If

      Dim smallest As BigInteger = numbers(numbers.GetLowerBound(0))

      For ctr As Integer = numbers.GetLowerBound(0) + 1 To numbers.GetUpperBound(0)
         smallest = BigInteger.Min(smallest, numbers(ctr))
      Next
      outputBlock.Text &= "The values:" & vbCrLf
      For Each number As BigInteger In numbers
         outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0,55}", number) & vbCrLf
      Next
      outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= "The smallest number of the series is:" & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("   {0}", smallest) & vbCrLf
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       The values:
'                                          -9223372036854775807
'                                                            -1
'                                                10359321239000
'                                                   10813504144
'                                                70366596661249
'                        85070591730234615852008593798364921858
'                                                             0
'       
'       The smallest number of the series is:
'          -9223372036854775807.

using System;
using System.Numerics;

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.FontFamily = new System.Windows.Media.FontFamily("Courier New");       
      BigInteger[] numbers = { Int64.MaxValue * BigInteger.MinusOne, 
                               BigInteger.MinusOne, 
                               10359321239000, 
                               BigInteger.Pow(103988, 2),
                               BigInteger.Multiply(Int32.MaxValue, Int16.MaxValue), 
                               BigInteger.Add(BigInteger.Pow(Int64.MaxValue, 2), 
                                              BigInteger.Pow(Int32.MaxValue, 2)),
                               BigInteger.Zero };
      if (numbers.Length < 2)
      {
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Cannot determine which is the smaller of {0} numbers.",
                            numbers.Length) + "\n";
         return;
      }

      BigInteger smallest = numbers[numbers.GetLowerBound(0)];

      for (int ctr = numbers.GetLowerBound(0) + 1; ctr <= numbers.GetUpperBound(0); ctr++)
         smallest = BigInteger.Min(smallest, numbers[ctr]);

      outputBlock.Text += "The values:" + "\n";
      foreach (BigInteger number in numbers)
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,55}\n", number);

      outputBlock.Text += "\nThe smallest number of the series is:\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   {0}\n", smallest);
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       The values:
//                                          -9223372036854775807
//                                                            -1
//                                                10359321239000
//                                                   10813504144
//                                                70366596661249
//                        85070591730234615852008593798364921858
//                                                             0
//       
//       The smallest number of the series is:
//          -9223372036854775807.