Unobtainium Base Material: Processing.js – Improving min() and max()

And another brick

So here's another little improvement for Processing.js.

In Processing, the min() and max() functions may take 2 or 3 numeric arguments, or one argument if its an array of numbers. For a while the Pjs implementation could only take two arguments. I have since taken it in hand and the Pjs implementation should now be able to do what the Processing implementation can do.

Well, not exactly. In fact, the Pjs implementation will happily take a great many more numeric arguments than just three. It'll even take one number in a pinch. Passing in non-numeric arguments, aside from a single array, will cause "undefined" to be returned. Trying to be clever and pass in an array as one of two or more arguments will also return "undefined". In Processing these "undefines" would be "thrown exceptions".

My eyes!

This will be another post where I'll provide links to the Pjs tests and comparison Processing images.

Basic Processing example for min() in Pjs, and how it looks in Processing:

Basic Processing example for max() Pjs, and how it looks in Processing:

3 and 4 numeric arguments, and argument type discrimination, for min() in Pjs, and how it looks in Processing. Note that only three arguments is tested in Processing since the rest cause exceptions.

3 and 4 numeric arguments, and argument type discrimination, for max() in Pjs, and how it looks in Processing. Note that only three arguments is tested in Processing since the rest cause exceptions.