The MIN function returns the content of the
argument-1 value that contains the minimum value. The type of this function depends upon the argument types as follows:
| Argument Type
|
Function Type
|
| Alphabetic
|
Alphanumeric
|
| Alphanumeric
|
Alphanumeric
|
| All arguments integer
|
Integer
|
| Numeric (some arguments may be integer)
|
Numeric
|
Usage
FUNCTION MIN ({argument-1} ... )
Parameters
If more than one
argument-1 is specified, all arguments must be of the same class.
Returned Values
- The returned value is the content of the
argument-1 having the least value. The comparisons used to determine the least value are made according to the rules for simple conditions.
- If more than one
argument-1 has the same least value, the content of the
argument-1 returned is the leftmost
argument-1 having that value.
- If the type of the function is alphanumeric, the size of the returned value is the same as the size of the selected
argument-1.