BigDecimal min() Method in Java

The java.math.BigDecimal.min(BigDecimal val) method in Java is used to compare two BigDecimal values and return the minimum of the two.

Syntax:

public BigDecimal min(BigDecimal val)

Parameters: The function accepts a BigDecimal object val as parameter whose value is compared with that of this BigDecimal object and the minimum value is returned.

Return Values: This method returns the BigDecimal whose value is the smaller of this BigDecimal and val. In case if both are equal, this BigDecimal is returned.

Examples:

Input :  a = 17.000041900, b = 17.0000418999
Output : 17.0000418999

Input : a = 235900000146, b = 236000000000
Output : 235900000146

Below programs will illustrate min() function of BigDecimal class:

Program 1:

/*Java program to illustrate
use of BigDecimal min()
function in Java      */
import java.math.*;

public class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Creating 2 BigDecimal objects
        BigDecimal a, b;

        a = new BigDecimal("17.000041900");
        b = new BigDecimal("17.0000418999");

        // print the maximum value
        System.out.println("Minimum Value among " + a +
                        " and " + b + " is " + a.min(b));
    }
}

Output:

Minimum Value among 17.000041900 and 17.0000418999 is 17.0000418999

Program 2:

/*Java program to illustrate
use of BigDecimal min()
to display minimum length
among two strings  */
import java.math.*;

public class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Create 2 BigDecimal objects
        BigDecimal a, b;
        String s = "GeeksforGeeks";
        String str = "GeeksClasses";

        int l1, l2;
        l1 = s.length();
        l2 = str.length();

        a = new BigDecimal(l1);
        b = new BigDecimal(l2);

        // Print the respective lengths
        System.out.println("Length of string " + s + " is " + a);
        System.out.println("Length of string " + str + " is " + b);
        // Print the maximum value
        System.out.println("Minimum length is " + a.min(b));
    }
}

Output:

Length of string GeeksforGeeks is 13
Length of string GeeksClasses is 12
Minimum length is 12

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html#min()