The min() method is used to return the minimum element from the given array or collection. The method can be specified with a key as a parameter so that only the values of that key in the collection would be considered and the minimum element would be found from those values.
Syntax:
collect(array).min(key)
Parameters: The collect() method takes one argument that is converted into the collection and then min() method is applied to it. The min() method holds the key as a parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the minimum element from the given collection.
Below example illustrate the min() method in collect.js:
Example 1:
Javascript
const collect = require('collect.js'); Â Â let arr = [10, 15, -20, -25, 40, 50, -70]; Â Â const collection = collect(arr); Â Â const min_val = collection.min(); Â Â console.log(min_val); |
Output:
-70
Example 2:
Javascript
const collect = require('collect.js'); Â Â let obj = [ Â Â Â Â { Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â name: 'Rahul', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â dob: '25-10-96', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â section: 'A', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â score: 98, Â Â Â Â }, Â Â Â Â { Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â name: 'Aditya', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â dob: '25-10-96', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â section: 'B', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â score: 96, Â Â Â Â }, Â Â Â Â { Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â name: 'Abhishek', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â dob: '16-08-94', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â section: 'A', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â score: 80 Â Â Â Â } ]; Â Â const collection = collect(obj); Â Â const min_score = collection.min('score'); Â Â console.log(min_score); |
Output:
80
