BigDecimal min() Method in Java
The java.math.BigDecimal.min(BigDecimal val) method in Java is used to compare two BigDecimal values and return the minimum of the two.
Syntax:
public BigDecimal min(BigDecimal val)
Parameters: The function accepts a BigDecimal object val as parameter whose value is compared with that of this BigDecimal object and the minimum value is returned.
Return Values: This method returns the BigDecimal whose value is the smaller of this BigDecimal and val. In case if both are equal, this BigDecimal is returned.
Examples:
Input : a = 17.000041900, b = 17.0000418999 Output : 17.0000418999 Input : a = 235900000146, b = 236000000000 Output : 235900000146
Below programs will illustrate min() function of BigDecimal class:
Program 1:
/*Java program to illustrate use of BigDecimal min() function in Java */ import java.math.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating 2 BigDecimal objects BigDecimal a, b; a = new BigDecimal( "17.000041900" ); b = new BigDecimal( "17.0000418999" ); // print the maximum value System.out.println( "Minimum Value among " + a + " and " + b + " is " + a.min(b)); } } |
Output:
Minimum Value among 17.000041900 and 17.0000418999 is 17.0000418999
Program 2:
/*Java program to illustrate use of BigDecimal min() to display minimum length among two strings */ import java.math.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Create 2 BigDecimal objects BigDecimal a, b; String s = "w3wiki" ; String str = "BeginnerClasses" ; int l1, l2; l1 = s.length(); l2 = str.length(); a = new BigDecimal(l1); b = new BigDecimal(l2); // Print the respective lengths System.out.println( "Length of string " + s + " is " + a); System.out.println( "Length of string " + str + " is " + b); // Print the maximum value System.out.println( "Minimum length is " + a.min(b)); } } |
Output:
Length of string w3wiki is 13 Length of string BeginnerClasses is 12 Minimum length is 12
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html#min()
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