Java Number Min Value minIndex(int a, int b)

Description

Returns the minimum index >= 0, if any

Use to find the first of two characters in a string:
minIndex(s.indexOf('/'), indexOf('\'))

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
a	a parameter
b	a parameter

Return

the minimum index >= 0, if any

Declaration

public static int minIndex(int a, int b) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2006 Sybase, Inc. and others.
 *
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:/*from   www  . j  a  v a2  s  .  c  o m*/
 *     Sybase, Inc. - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the minimum index >= 0, if any
     * 
     * <p>
     * Use to find the first of two characters in a string:<br>
     * <code>minIndex(s.indexOf('/'), indexOf('\'))</code>
     * </p>
     * @param a 
     * @param b 
     * @return the minimum index >= 0, if any
     * 
     */
    public static int minIndex(int a, int b) {
        return (a < 0) ? b : (b < 0) ? a : (a < b) ? a : b;
    }
}

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