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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/min.rst b/docs/source/lang/min.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 1245f6f..0000000 --- a/docs/source/lang/min.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -.. highlight:: cpp - -.. _lang-min: - -min() -===== - -(Macro) Calculates the minimum of two numbers. - -Syntax ------- - -:: - - min(x,y) - -Parameters ----------- - -**x**: the first number; may be any number or numeric expression. - -**y**: the second number; may be any number or numeric expression. - -Returns -------- - -The smaller of the two numbers. - -Example -------- - -:: - - sensVal = min(sensVal, 100); // assigns sensVal to the smaller of sensVal or 100 - // ensuring that it never gets above 100. - - -.. note:: Perhaps counter-intuitively, max() is often used to - constrain the lower end of a variable's range, while min() is used - to constrain the upper end of the range. - - -Warning -------- - -Because of the way ``min()`` is implemented, avoid using other -functions inside the parentheses. It may lead to incorrect results:: - - min(a++, 100); // avoid this - yields incorrect results - - a++; // use this instead - - min(a, 100); // keep other operations outside min() - -Arduino Compatibility ---------------------- - -The Maple version of ``min()`` is compatible with Arduino. - -See Also --------- - -- :ref:`max() <lang-max>` -- :ref:`constrain() <lang-constrain>` - - -.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |