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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
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<refentry id="function.min">
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>min</refname>
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<refpurpose>Find lowest value</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<methodsynopsis>
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<type>mixed</type><methodname>min</methodname>
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<methodparam><type>number</type><parameter>arg1</parameter></methodparam>
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<methodparam><type>number</type><parameter>arg2</parameter></methodparam>
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<methodparam choice="opt"><type>number</type><parameter>...</parameter></methodparam>
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</methodsynopsis>
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<methodsynopsis>
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<type>mixed</type><methodname>min</methodname>
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<methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>numbers</parameter></methodparam>
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</methodsynopsis>
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<para>
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<function>min</function> returns the numerically lowest of the
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parameter values.
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</para>
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<para>
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If the first and only parameter is an array, <function>min</function>
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returns the lowest value in that array. If the first parameter
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is an integer, string or float, you need at least two parameters
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and <function>min</function> returns the smallest of these values.
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You can compare an unlimited number of values.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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PHP will evaluate a non-numeric <type>string</type> as
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<literal>0</literal>, but still return the string if it's seen as the
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numerically lowest value. If multiple arguments evaluate to
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<literal>0</literal>, <function>min</function> will use the first one
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it sees (the leftmost value).
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</para>
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</note>
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<para>
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<example>
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<title>Example uses of <function>min</function></title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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echo min(2, 3, 1, 6, 7); // 1
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echo min(array(2, 4, 5)); // 2
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echo min(0, 'hello'); // 0
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echo min('hello', 0); // hello
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echo min('hello', -1); // -1
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// With multiple arrays, min compares from left to right
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// so in our example: 2 == 2, but 4 < 5
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$val = min(array(2, 4, 8), array(2, 5, 1)); // array(2, 4, 8)
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// If both an array and non-array are given, the array
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// is never returned as it's considered the largest
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$val = min('string', array(2, 5, 7), 42); // string
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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</example>
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</para>
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<para>
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See also <function>max</function> and
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<function>count</function>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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