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diff --git a/source/lang/api/min.rst b/source/lang/api/min.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1245f6f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/lang/api/min.rst @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +.. 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 |