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float1 min(float1 a, float1 b); float2 min(float2 a, float2 b); float3 min(float3 a, float3 b); float4 min(float4 a, float4 b); half min(half a, half b); half1 min(half1 a, half1 b); half2 min(half2 a, half2 b); half3 min(half3 a, half3 b); half4 min(half4 a, half4 b); fixed min(fixed a, fixed b); fixed1 min(fixed1 a, fixed1 b); fixed2 min(fixed2 a, fixed2 b); fixed3 min(fixed3 a, fixed3 b); fixed4 min(fixed4 a, fixed4 b); </PRE> <H1><A NAME="PARAMETERS"><A NAME="3">PARAMETERS </A></A></H1> <DL> <DT><STRONG>a </STRONG></DT> <DD> <P> Scalar or vector. </P> <DT><STRONG>b </STRONG></DT> <DD> <P> Scalar or vector. </P> </DD></DL> <H1><A NAME="DESCRIPTION"><A NAME="4">DESCRIPTION </A></A></H1> <P> Returns the minimum of two same-typed scalars <I>a</I> and <I>b</I> or the respective components of two same-typed vectors <I>a</I> and <I>b</I>. The result is a three-component vector. </P> <H1><A NAME="REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION"><A NAME="5">REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION </A></A></H1> <P> <B>min</B> for <B>float3</B> vectors could be implemented this way: </P> <PRE> float3 min(float3 a, float3 b) { return float3(a.x < b.x ? a.x : b.x, a.y < b.y ? a.y : b.y, a.z < b.z ? a.z : b.z); } </PRE> <H1><A NAME="PROFILE_SUPPORT"><A NAME="6">PROFILE SUPPORT </A></A></H1> <P> <B>min</B> is supported in all profiles. <B>min</B> is implemented as a compiler built-in. </P> <P> Support in the <A HREF="fp20.html">fp20</A> is limited. </P> <H1><A NAME="SEE_ALSO"><A NAME="7">SEE ALSO </A></A></H1> <P> <A HREF="clamp.html"><I>clamp</I></A>, <A HREF="max.html"><I>max</I></A> </P> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY>