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The maximumBy function takes a comparison function and a list and returns the greatest element of the list by the comparison function. The list must be finite and non-empty. List order is used as a tie-breaker: if there are multiple greatest elements, the last of them is chosen.

Examples

We can use this to find the longest entry of a list:

>>> maximumBy (\x y -> compare (length x) (length y)) ["Hello", "World", "!", "Longest", "bar"]
"Longest"

>>> minimumBy (\(a, b) (c, d) -> compare (abs (a - b)) (abs (c - d))) [(10, 15), (1, 2), (3, 5)]
(10, 15)

The minimumBy function takes a comparison function and a list and returns the least element of the list by the comparison function. The list must be finite and non-empty. List order is used as a tie-breaker: if there are multiple least elements, the first of them is chosen.

Examples

We can use this to find the shortest entry of a list:

>>> minimumBy (\x y -> compare (length x) (length y)) ["Hello", "World", "!", "Longest", "bar"]
"!"

>>> minimumBy (\(a, b) (c, d) -> compare (abs (a - b)) (abs (c - d))) [(10, 15), (1, 2), (3, 5)]
(1, 2)

The largest element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function. Structure order is used as a tie-breaker: if there are multiple largest elements, the rightmost of them is chosen.

Examples

Basic usage:

>>> maximumBy (compare `on` length) ["Hello", "World", "!", "Longest", "bar"]
"Longest"

WARNING: This function is partial for possibly-empty structures like lists.

The least element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function. Structure order is used as a tie-breaker: if there are multiple least elements, the leftmost of them is chosen.

Examples

Basic usage:

>>> minimumBy (compare `on` length) ["Hello", "World", "!", "Longest", "bar"]
"!"

WARNING: This function is partial for possibly-empty structures like lists.

The largest element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function.

Examples

Basic usage:

>>> maximumBy (compare `on` length) ["Hello", "World", "!", "Longest", "bar"]
"Longest"

WARNING: This function is partial for possibly-empty structures like lists.

The least element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function.

Examples

Basic usage:

>>> minimumBy (compare `on` length) ["Hello", "World", "!", "Longest", "bar"]
"!"

WARNING: This function is partial for possibly-empty structures like lists.

The largest element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function.

The least element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function.

O(n) Yield the maximum element of the vector according to the given comparison function. The vector may not be empty.

O(n) Yield the minimum element of the vector according to the given comparison function. The vector may not be empty.

The largest element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function. Structure order is used as a tie-breaker: if there are multiple largest elements, the rightmost of them is chosen.

The least element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function. Structure order is used as a tie-breaker: if there are multiple least elements, the leftmost of them is chosen.

The largest element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function.

The least element of a non-empty structure with respect to the given comparison function.