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 follow:
| Argument Type
| Function Type
|
| Alphabetic
| Alphanumeric
|
| Alphanumeric
| Alphanumeric
|
| All arguments integer
| Integer
|
| Numeric (some arguments
may be integer) | Numeric |
FUNCTION MIN ({argument-1} ... )
Parameters
If more than one argument-1 is specified, all arguments must be of the same class.
Returned Values
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.