min_by

statistics

Find minimum by a key function

Syntax

min_by(array, key)

array (array)

The data to search

key (expression)

The key to compare by

object

The item with the minimum value for the key

Product with minimum price

Input:

min_by(.price)

Output:

{"name": "Widget", "price": 9.99}

Student with lowest score

Input:

min_by(.score)

Output:

{"name": "John", "score": 45}

The min_by() function finds the item in an array that has the minimum value for a specified key or expression.

Use min_by() to find the entire record/object that has the smallest value for a particular field, rather than just the minimum value itself.