Java Math.min() method

The Java.lang.math.min() is an inbuilt method in Java which is used to return Minimum or Lowest value from the given two arguments. The arguments are taken in int, float, double and long.

Syntax:

public static int min(int a, int b)
public static double min(double a, double b)
public static long min(long a, long b)
public static float min(float a, float b)

Parameters:

a: first value
b: second value

Return:

If we provide positive and negative value as argument, this method will return negative argument.
If we provide both negative values as argument, number with the higher magnitude is returned as result.
If the arguments are not a number(NaN), this method will return NaN.

Example 1:

public class MinExample1 
{
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        int x = 20;
        int y = 50;
        //print the minimum of two numbers 
        System.out.println(Math.min(x, y));
    }
}

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Output:

Example 2:

public class MinExample2 
{
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        double x = 25.67;
        double y = -38.67;
        //print the minimum of two numbers 
        System.out.println(Math.min(x, y));
    }
}

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Output:

-38.67

Example 3:

public class MinExample3 
{
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        float x = -55.73f;
        float y = -30.95f; 
        //print the minimum of two numbers 
        System.out.println(Math.min(x, y));
    }
}

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Output: