Instance Methodswift-algorithms 1.2.0Algorithms->Swift

    min(count:sortedBy:)

    Returns the smallest elements of this sequence, as sorted by the given predicate.

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    func min(count: Int, sortedBy areInIncreasingOrder: (Element, Element) throws -> Bool) rethrows -> [Element]
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    Parameters

    count

    The number of elements to return. If count is greater than the number of elements in this sequence, all of the sequence’s elements are returned.

    areInIncreasingOrder

    A predicate that returns true if its first argument should be ordered before its second argument; otherwise, false.

    Returns

    An array of the smallest count elements of this sequence, sorted according to areInIncreasingOrder.

    This example partially sorts an array of integers to retrieve its three smallest values:

    let numbers = [7, 1, 6, 2, 8, 3, 9]
let smallestThree = numbers.min(count: 3, sortedBy: <)
// [1, 2, 3]

    If you need to sort a sequence but only need to access its smallest elements, using this method can give you a performance boost over sorting the entire sequence. The order of equal elements is guaranteed to be preserved.