Enumerable::Min<TSource> Method (IEnumerable<TSource>)
Returns the minimum value in a generic sequence.
Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of source.
Parameters
- source
- Type: System.Collections.Generic::IEnumerable<TSource>
A sequence of values to determine the minimum value of.
Return Value
Type: TSourceThe minimum value in the sequence.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerable<TSource>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | source is nullptr. |
If type TSource implements IComparable<T>, this method uses that implementation to compare values. Otherwise, if type TSource implements IComparable, that implementation is used to compare values.
If TSource is a reference type and the source sequence is empty or contains only values that are nullptr, this function returns nullptr.
In Visual Basic query expression syntax, an Aggregate Into Min() clause translates to an invocation of Min.
The following code example demonstrates how to use Min<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>) to determine the minimum value in a sequence of IComparable<T> objects.
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