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XQuery min Function

Use the XQuery min() function to find and return the smallest value in a sequence of numbers or comparable items.

XQuery min Function

The min function is used to get the minimum valued item present in a sequence.

Syntax

min($seq as item()*)

Input Parameters

  • $seq is the provided sequence. A sequence can contain 0 or more items.

Example

XQuery Expressionxquery
let $items := (1,2,3,4,5,6)
let $min := min($items)
return
   <result>
      <min>{$min}</min>
   </result>
Outputxml
<result>
   <min>1</min>
</result>
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