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__min

 

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Returns the smaller of two values.

Syntax

type __min(  
   type a,  
   type b   
);  

Parameters

type
Any numeric data type.

a, b
Values of any numeric type to be compared.

Return Value

The smaller of the two arguments.

Remarks

The __min macro compares two values and returns the value of the smaller one. The arguments can be of any numeric data type, signed or unsigned. Both arguments and the return value must be of the same data type.

Requirements

Routine Required header
__min <stdlib.h>

Example

// crt_minmax.c  
  
#include <stdlib.h>  
#include <stdio.h>  
  
int main( void )  
{  
   int a = 10;  
   int b = 21;  
  
   printf( "The larger of %d and %d is %d\n",  a, b, __max( a, b ) );  
   printf( "The smaller of %d and %d is %d\n", a, b, __min( a, b ) );  
}  
The larger of 10 and 21 is 21  
The smaller of 10 and 21 is 10  

.NET Framework Equivalent

System::Math::Min

See Also

Floating-Point Support
__max