Min Method (Double, Double)

Math.Min Method (Double, Double)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Returns the smaller of two double-precision floating-point numbers.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Min ( _
	val1 As Double, _
	val2 As Double _
) As Double

Parameters

val1
Type: System.Double
The first of two double-precision floating-point numbers to compare.
val2
Type: System.Double
The second of two double-precision floating-point numbers to compare.

Return Value

Type: System.Double
Parameter val1 or val2, whichever is smaller. If val1, val2, or both val1 and val2 are equal to NaN, NaN is returned.

The following example demonstrates how to use the Min method to return and display the smaller of two Double variables.


' This example demonstrates Math.Min()
Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Dim str As String = "{0}: The lesser of {1,3} and {2,3} is {3}."
      Dim nl As String = Environment.NewLine

      Dim xByte1 As Byte = 1
      Dim xByte2 As Byte = 51
      Dim xShort1 As Short = -2
      Dim xShort2 As Short = 52
      Dim xInt1 As Integer = -3
      Dim xInt2 As Integer = 53
      Dim xLong1 As Long = -4
      Dim xLong2 As Long = 54
      Dim xSingle1 As Single = 5.0F
      Dim xSingle2 As Single = 55.0F
      Dim xDouble1 As Double = 6.0
      Dim xDouble2 As Double = 56.0
      Dim xDecimal1 As [Decimal] = 7D
      Dim xDecimal2 As [Decimal] = 57D

      ' The following types are not CLS-compliant.
      Dim xSbyte1 As SByte = 101
      Dim xSbyte2 As SByte = 111
      Dim xUshort1 As UShort = 102
      Dim xUshort2 As UShort = 112
      Dim xUint1 As UInteger = 103
      Dim xUint2 As UInteger = 113
      Dim xUlong1 As ULong = 104
      Dim xUlong2 As ULong = 114

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0}Display the lesser of two values:{0}", nl) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "Byte   ", xByte1, xByte2, Math.Min(xByte1, xByte2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "Int16  ", xShort1, xShort2, Math.Min(xShort1, xShort2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "Int32  ", xInt1, xInt2, Math.Min(xInt1, xInt2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "Int64  ", xLong1, xLong2, Math.Min(xLong1, xLong2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "Single ", xSingle1, xSingle2, Math.Min(xSingle1, xSingle2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "Double ", xDouble1, xDouble2, Math.Min(xDouble1, xDouble2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "Decimal", xDecimal1, xDecimal2, Math.Min(xDecimal1, xDecimal2)) & vbCrLf
      '
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0}The following types are not CLS-compliant:{0}", nl) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "SByte  ", xSbyte1, xSbyte2, Math.Min(xSbyte1, xSbyte2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "UInt16 ", xUshort1, xUshort2, Math.Min(xUshort1, xUshort2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "UInt32 ", xUint1, xUint2, Math.Min(xUint1, xUint2)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(str, "UInt64 ", xUlong1, xUlong2, Math.Min(xUlong1, xUlong2)) & vbCrLf
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
'
' This example produces the following results:
'
' Display the lesser of two values:
'
' Byte   : The lesser of   1 and  51 is 1.
' Int16  : The lesser of  -2 and  52 is -2.
' Int32  : The lesser of  -3 and  53 is -3.
' Int64  : The lesser of  -4 and  54 is -4.
' Single : The lesser of   5 and  55 is 5.
' Double : The lesser of   6 and  56 is 6.
' Decimal: The lesser of   7 and  57 is 7.
'
' The following types are not CLS-compliant:
' 
' SByte  : The lesser of 101 and 111 is 101.
' UInt16 : The lesser of 102 and 112 is 102.
' UInt32 : The lesser of 103 and 113 is 103.
' UInt64 : The lesser of 104 and 114 is 104.


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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