Min/Max constants for numeric values

[RealyUniqueName]

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Haxe lacks min/max constants for numeric (Int, Float, UInt) types. There is an implementation in as3hx Float Int Those constants could be added to Math class or to corresponding base types (like Int.MAX, Float.MIN etc).

[SlavaRa]

I can make PR ;)

[BregoXX]

++

[trsh]

Any luck with this?

[thomasjwebb]

This would totally help me too. If it's difficult to do with built-in types like Int is it at least possible to offer it on additional targets? I'm often needing it on cpp, where it should be easy (using std::numeric_limits).

[kevinresol]

use https://github.com/skial/min-max

[thomasjwebb]

That only provides for two types (Float and Int).

[thomasjwebb]

I thought about this a little yesterday and I think it would be better if the interface was more like how it is in c++, i.e., using a type parameter. This would allow one to write generic algorithms that could work on different integer types, rather than littering your code with conditionals or having to use macros:

function squareWave<T>(phase:T):T
{
    if (phase > (NumericLimits<T>.max() + NumericLimits<T>.min() / 2)) {
        return NumericLimits<T>.max();
    } else {
        return NumericLimits<T>.min();
    }
}

edit: the above code would work on all numeric types, not just integer

[nwawrzyniak]

Maybe increase priority on this issue or schedule for a release? This seems to be a very useful feature.

[onehundredfeet]

+1

[AdamHarte]

Just ran into this, and it would definitely be nice to have built in