JavaScript min() Method: Math Object

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:08 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The min() method of math object is used to get the smaller of two given numbers.

Version

Implemented in JavaScript 1.0

Syntax

min(x,y)

Parameter

x, y: Refer numbers

$js math object min$

Example:

In the following web document, min() method is used to get the smaller of the two numbers.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>JavaScript Math object - min() method example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1 style="color: red">JavaScript Math object : min() method</h1>
<hr />
<script type="text/javascript">
//This is done to make the following JavaScript code compatible to XHTML. <![CDATA[
document.write(Math.min(25,15) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.min(-11,5) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.min(-25,-20) + "<br />");
x=45.65
y=45.66
document.write(Math.min(x,y) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.min(8.65,9.70));
//]]>
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Supported Browser

Internet Explorer 7	Firefox 3.6	Google Chrome 7	Safari 5.0.1	Opera 10
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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