minIgnoreNull
Syntax
minIgnoreNull(X, Y)Arguments
X and Y can be a numeric, LITERAL or TEMPORAL scalar, pair, vector or matrix.
Details
A binary scalar function that returns the minimum by comparing X with Y.
Difference between min and minIgnoreNull:
-
min: NULL is treated as the minimum value if nullAsMinValueForComparison=true, otherwise comparison involving NULL returns NULL. -
minIgnoreNull: NULL is ignored in comparison and non-NULL minimum is returned. If both elements in X and Y are NULL, NULL is returned. This function is not affected by configuration parameter nullAsMinValueForComparison.
Examples
minIgnoreNull(2,matrix(1 NULL -4,-1 -4 0)) | #0 | #1 |
|---|---|
| 1 | -1 |
| 2 | -4 |
| -4 | 0 |
minIgnoreNull(matrix(10 3 NULL, 1 7 4),matrix(1 NULL -4,-1 -4 0))| #0 | #1 |
| 1 | -1 |
| 3 | -4 |
| -4 | 0 |
Use minIgnoreNull with reduce to calculate the
minimum for matrices of the same shape stored in a tuple:
n1 = matrix(1 1 1, 5 5 5)
n2 = matrix(10 11 12, 0 NULL -5)
n3 = matrix(-1 1 NULL, -3 0 10)
reduce(minIgnoreNull, [n1,n2,n3])| #0 | #1 |
|---|---|
| -1 | -3 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 1 | -5 |
Related function: maxIgnoreNull