Underscore.JS - min method

Syntax

_.min(list, [iteratee], [context])

min method gets the minimum value of the list. In case of iteratee method provided than it is used to compare values. It ignores the non-numerical values.

Example

var _ = require('underscore');

var list = [{name: 'Sam', age: 10}, {name: 'Joe', age: 12}, {name: 'Rob', age: 15}]

//Example 1. invoke min method to get youngest student
var result = _.min(list, function(list){ return list.age});
console.log(result);

list = [1, 4, 6, 3, 7, 9]

//Example 2. invoke min method to get maximum number
result = _.min(list)
console.log(result)

Save the above program in tester.js. Run the following command to execute this program.

Command

\>node tester.js

Output

{ name: 'Sam', age: 10 }
1