From cdfd3d5abe266ae1ad61d3604f7ad85a16f17369 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tjcrowder Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:13:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: merged and updated old docs for Enumerable#min and Enumerable#max --- src/lang/enumerable.js | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/lang/enumerable.js b/src/lang/enumerable.js index 3b1fbb0..c3b519a 100644 --- a/src/lang/enumerable.js +++ b/src/lang/enumerable.js @@ -481,13 +481,34 @@ var Enumerable = (function() { }); } - /** + /** related to: Enumerable#min * Enumerable#max([iterator = Prototype.K[, context]]) -> maxValue + * - iterator (Function): An optional function to use to evaluate each + * element in the enumeration; the function should return the value to + * test. If this is not provided, the element itself is tested. + * - context (Object): An optional object to use as `this` within + * calls to the iterator. * - * Returns the maximum element (or element-based computation), or undefined if - * the enumeration is empty. - * Elements are either compared directly, or by first applying the iterator - * and comparing returned values. + * Returns the maximum element (or element-based `iterator` result), or + * `undefined` if the enumeration is empty. Elements are either compared + * directly, or by first calling `iterator` and comparing returned values. + * If multiple "max" elements (or results) are equivalent, the one closest + * to the end of the enumeration is returned. + * + * If provided, `iterator` is called with two arguments: The element being + * evaluated, and its index in the enumeration; it should return the value + * `max` should consider (and potentially return). + * + * ### Examples + * + * ['c', 'b', 'a'].max(); + * // -> 'c' + * + * [1, 3, '3', 2].max(); + * // -> '3' (because both 3 and '3' are "max", and '3' was later) + * + * ['zero', 'one', 'two'].max(function(item) { return item.length; }); + * // -> 4 **/ function max(iterator, context) { iterator = iterator || Prototype.K; @@ -500,13 +521,34 @@ var Enumerable = (function() { return result; } - /** + /** related to: Enumerable#max * Enumerable#min([iterator = Prototype.K[, context]]) -> minValue + * - iterator (Function): An optional function to use to evaluate each + * element in the enumeration; the function should return the value to + * test. If this is not provided, the element itself is tested. + * - context (Object): An optional object to use as `this` within + * calls to the iterator. * - * Returns the minimum element (or element-based computation), or undefined if - * the enumeration is empty. - * Elements are either compared directly, or by first applying the iterator - * and comparing returned values. + * Returns the minimum element (or element-based `iterator` result), or + * `undefined` if the enumeration is empty. Elements are either compared + * directly, or by first calling `iterator` and comparing returned values. + * If multiple "min" elements (or results) are equivalent, the one closest + * to the *beginning* of the enumeration is returned. + * + * If provided, `iterator` is called with two arguments: The element being + * evaluated, and its index in the enumeration; it should return the value + * `min` should consider (and potentially return). + * + * ### Examples + * + * ['c', 'b', 'a'].min(); + * // -> 'a' + * + * [3, 1, '1', 2].min(); + * // -> 1 (because both 1 and '1' are "min", and 1 was earlier) + * + * ['un', 'deux', 'trois'].min(function(item) { return item.length; }); + * // -> 2 **/ function min(iterator, context) { iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;