MIN (NoSQL query)
APPLIES TO: NoSQL
Returns the minimum of the values in the expression.
Syntax
MIN(<scalar_expr>)
Arguments
Description | |
---|---|
scalar_expr |
A scalar expression. |
Return types
Returns a numeric scalar value.
Examples
This example uses a container with multiple items that each have a /price
numeric field.
[
{
"price": 87.66,
"name": "Genish bracelet",
"category": "fashion-bracelet"
},
{
"price": 27.60,
"name": "Plative bracelet",
"category": "fashion-bracelet"
}
]
For this example, the MIN
function is used in a query that includes the numeric field that was mentioned.
SELECT
MIN(p.price) AS minPrice
FROM
products p
WHERE
p.category = "fashion-bracelet"
[
{
"minPrice": 27.6
}
]
Remarks
- This function benefits from a range index.
- The arguments in
MIN
can be number, string, boolean, or null. - Any
undefined
values are ignored. - The following priority order is used (in ascending order), when comparing different types of data:
- null
- boolean
- number
- string