dx-graphics-hlsl-min.md

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min	Selects the lesser of x and y.	4e10cfc2-d680-4d7f-81b2-fa52024f902d	min HLSL	apiref	min	NA	reference	05/31/2018

min

Selects the lesser of x and y.

ret min(x, y)

Parameters

Item	Description
x	[in] The x input value.
y	[in] The y input value.

Return Value

The x or y parameter, whichever is the smallest value.

Remarks

Denormals are handled as follows:

src0 src1->	-inf	F	+inf	NAN
-inf	-inf	-inf	-inf	-inf
F	-inf	src0 or src1	src0	src0
+inf	-inf	src1	+inf	+inf
NaN	-inf	src1	+inf	NaN

F means finite-real number.

Type Description

Name	In/Out	Template Type	Component Type	Size
x	in	scalar, vector, or matrix	float, int	any
y	in	same as input x	float, int	same dimension(s) as input x
ret	return type	same as input x	float, int	same dimension(s) as input x

Minimum Shader Model

This function is supported in the following shader models.

Shader Model	Supported
Shader Model 2 (DirectX HLSL) and higher shader models	yes
Shader Model 1 (DirectX HLSL)	yes (vs_1_1 and ps_1_4)

See also

Intrinsic Functions (DirectX HLSL)

DirectX Functional Specification