Math.Min Method (Double, Double)
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Returns the smaller of two double-precision floating-point numbers.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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.DoubleParameter 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.
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