Here’s how to use minp() function.
Description:
Get the member that makes the minimum value for the expression.
Syntax:
A.minp(x)
Note:
The function computes expression x with each member of sequence A and returns the member which makes the minimum value for the expression x.
Option:
@a |
Return all the members that fulfill the condition. By default, return the first eligible member |
@z |
Search the member from back to front |
Parameter:
A |
A sequence |
x |
An expression that by default returns the first member of A |
Return value:
Single value or sequence
Example:
When A is a sequence:
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A |
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1 |
[2,5,6,3,2,3] |
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2 |
=A1.minp(~*~) |
2; return members of A1 that make the expression get the smallest value; by default, return only the first eligible member. |
3 |
=A1.minp@a(~*~) |
[2,2]; as @a option is present, return all members that make the expression get the smallest value. |
4 |
=A1.minp@z(~*0) |
3; search from front to back. |
5 |
=A1.minp() |
2; return the first member of A1 as parameter x is absent |
When A is a table sequence or a record sequence:
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A |
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1 |
=demo.query("select top 10 EID,NAME,BIRTHDAY from EMPLOYEE") |
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2 |
=A1.minp@a(BIRTHDAY) |
Return record of the eldest employee.
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3 |
=A1.minp() |
Return the first record of A1.
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