kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.sequences/minByOrNull

minByOrNull

inline fun <T, R : Comparable<R>> Sequence<T>.minByOrNull(selector: (T) -> R): T?(source)

Returns the first element yielding the smallest value of the given selector function or null if there are no elements.

If there are multiple equal minimal values returned by the selector function, this function returns the first of elements corresponding to these values.

Note that the function selector is not invoked when the sequence contains zero or one elements because in these cases it is clear which element to return without invoking the selector. Therefore it's recommended to avoid relying on side effects being performed by the selector function on each element.

The operation is terminal.

Since Kotlin

1.4

Samples

import kotlin.math.*
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   val strings = listOf("abcd", "abc", "ab", "de", "abcde")

val longestString = strings.maxBy { it.length }
println(longestString) // abcde

val shortestString = strings.minBy { it.length }
println(shortestString) // ab

val emptyList = emptyList<String>()
// maxBy() and minBy() throw if the collection is empty
// emptyList.maxBy { it.length } // will fail with NoSuchElementException
// emptyList.minBy { it.length } // will fail with NoSuchElementException
// maxByOrNull() and minByOrNull() return null if the collection is empty
println(emptyList.maxByOrNull { it.length }) // null
println(emptyList.minByOrNull { it.length }) // null 
   //sampleEnd
}