Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library for AIX Version 3 Release 3: Guide and Reference

ISMIN and IDMIN--Position of the First or Last Occurrence of the Vector Element Having Minimum Value

These subprograms find the position i of the first or last occurrence of a vector element having the minimum value.

You get the position of the first or last occurrence of an element by specifying positive or negative stride, respectively, for vector x. Regardless of the stride, the position i is always relative to the location specified in the calling sequence for vector x (in argument x).

Table 39. Data Types

Syntax

On Entry

n

is the number of elements in vector x. Specified as: a fullword integer; n >= 0.

x

is the vector x of length n. Specified as: a one-dimensional array of (at least) length 1+(n-1)|incx|, containing numbers of the data type indicated in Table 39.

incx

is the stride for vector x. Specified as: a fullword integer. It can have any value.

On Return

Function value

 

is the position i of the element in the array, where:

If incx >= 0, i is the position of the first occurrence.

If incx < 0, i is the position of the last occurrence.

Returned as: a fullword integer; 0 <= i <= n.

Note

Declare the ISMIN and IDMIN functions in your program as returning a fullword integer value.

Function

These subprograms find the first element x_k, where k is defined as the smallest index k, such that:

x_k = min{x_j for j = 1, n}

By specifying a positive or negative stride for vector x, the first or last occurrence, respectively, is found in the array. The position i, returned as the value of the function, is always figured relative to the location specified in the calling sequence for vector x (in argument x). Therefore, depending on the stride specified for incx, i has the following values:

For incx >= 0, i = k

For incx < 0, i = n-k+1

See reference [79]. The result is returned as a function value. If n is 0, then 0 is returned as the value of the function.

Error Conditions

Computational Errors

None

Input-Argument Errors

n < 0

Example 1

This example shows a vector, x, with a stride of 1.

Function Reference and Input

              N   X  INCX
              |   |   |
IMIN = ISMIN( 6 , X , 1  )
 
X        =  (3.0, 4.0, 1.0, 8.0, 1.0, 3.0)

Output

IMIN     =  3

Example 2

This example shows a vector, x, with a stride greater than 1.

Function Reference and Input

              N   X  INCX
              |   |   |
IMIN = ISMIN( 4 , X , 2  )
 
X        =  (-3.0, . , -9.0, . , -8.0, . , 3.0)

Output

IMIN     =  2

Example 3

This example shows a vector, x, with a positive stride and two elements with the minimum value. The position of the first occurrence is returned. Processing begins at element X(7), which is 1.0.

Function Reference and Input

              N   X  INCX
              |   |   |
IMIN = ISMIN( 4 , X , 2  )
 
X        =  (2.0, . , 1.0, . , 4.0, . , 1.0)

Output

IMIN     =  2

Example 4

This example shows a vector, x, with a negative stride and two elements with the minimum value. The position of the last occurrence is returned. Processing begins at element X(7), which is 1.0.

Function Reference and Input

              N   X   INCX
              |   |    |
IMIN = ISMIN( 4 , X , -2  )
 
X        =  (2.0, . , 1.0, . , 4.0, . , 1.0)

Output

IMIN     =  4