Instance Method

min()

Returns the minimum element in the sequence.

Declaration

@warn_unqualified_access func min() -> Self.Element?
Available when Element conforms to Comparable.

Return Value

The sequence’s minimum element. If the sequence has no elements, returns nil.

Discussion

This example finds the smallest value in an array of height measurements.

let heights = [67.5, 65.7, 64.3, 61.1, 58.5, 60.3, 64.9]
let lowestHeight = heights.min()
print(lowestHeight)
// Prints "Optional(58.5)"

Complexity: O(n), where n is the length of the sequence.

See Also

Finding Elements

func contains(Self.Element) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence contains the given element.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.
func contains(where: (Self.Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence contains an element that satisfies the given predicate.

func first(where: (Self.Element) -> Bool) -> Self.Element?

Returns the first element of the sequence that satisfies the given predicate.

func min(by: (Self.Element, Self.Element) -> Bool) -> Self.Element?

Returns the minimum element in the sequence, using the given predicate as the comparison between elements.

func max() -> Self.Element?

Returns the maximum element in the sequence.

Available when Element conforms to Comparable.
func max(by: (Self.Element, Self.Element) -> Bool) -> Self.Element?

Returns the maximum element in the sequence, using the given predicate as the comparison between elements.