Procedure

   mind_c ( Minimum of a set of double precision values ) 

   SpiceDouble mind_c ( SpiceInt  n,  ... )

Abstract

   Find the minimum of a set of double precision values.

Required_Reading

   PLANES

Keywords

   GEOMETRY
   MATH
   PLANE

Brief_I/O

   VARIABLE  I/O  DESCRIPTION
   --------  ---  --------------------------------------------------
   n          I   The number of double precision values to compare.
   ...        I   The numbers to be compared, separated by commas.

Detailed_Input

   n           is the number of double precision values in the set whose
               minimum is to be determined.

   ...         represents a variable argument list. The number of double
               precision values supplied must be that indicated by `n'. The
               values are separated by commas.

               Section 5.2.4.1 of the ANSI C Standard, titled "Translation
               Limits," specifies that argument lists containing at least 31
               items must be supported. In the interest of portability, no
               more than 30 double precision values should be supplied.

Detailed_Output

   The function returns the minimum of the set of input double precision
   values.

Parameters

   None.

Exceptions

   Error free.

   1)  If `n' is less than 1, the value 0.0 is returned.

   2)  If the number of double precision values supplied does not match
       the argument `n', the action of this routine is not defined.

   3)  If the number of double precision values supplied exceeds 30,
       the action of this routine is not defined.

Files

   None.

Particulars

   None.

Examples

   1) Find the minimum of four double precision values.

      #include "SpiceUsr.h"
           .
           .
           .

      SpiceDouble             min;
      SpiceDouble             a;
      SpiceDouble             b;
      SpiceDouble             c;
      SpiceDouble             d;
           .
           .
           .

      min = mind_c ( 4, a, b, c, d );

Restrictions

   1)  The ANSI C Standard specifies that argument lists containing 31
       actual arguments must be supported. Larger sets of values may
       not be handled properly by this routine.

Literature_References

   [1]  "American National Standard for Programming Languages -- C,"
        Section 5.4.2.1, "Translation Limits," p.13, American National
        Standards Institute, 1990.

Author_and_Institution

   N.J. Bachman        (JPL)
   J. Diaz del Rio     (ODC Space)
   E.D. Wright         (JPL)

Version

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.2, 10-AUG-2021 (JDR)

       Edited the header to comply with NAIF standard.

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.1, 11-NOV-2006 (EDW)

       Added "None." text to -Particulars section, required for
       API doc script (cspicehtml.pl) integrity checks.

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 16-SEP-1999 (NJB)

Index_Entries

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