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__min

Returns the smaller of two values.

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

Reference

Floating-Point Support

__max