How to find the minimum of two numbers

Paul Hudson    September 15th 2016    @twostraws

To find the minimum of two numbers, either both integer or both floating point (not mixed!), use the min() function. For example:

let first = 10
let second = 15

let smallest = min(first, second)

Available from iOS 2.0

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