<![CDATA[#PHP is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB```php$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];var_dump(min($a));```=&gt; `string(5) "crazy"`]]> is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB
```php
$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];
var_dump(min($a));
```
=> `string(5) "crazy"`

Should also work with other comparable types such as DateTime objects.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/de7cd76f-65d1-4018-bfaf-794089ce827e/php-is-truly-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-https-3v4l.org-aapub-php-a-min-max-crazy-shit-var_dump-min-a-gt-string-5-crazyRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 08:58:13 GMTMon, 25 May 2026 08:43:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #PHP is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB```php$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];var_dump(min($a));```=&gt; `string(5) "crazy"` on Mon, 25 May 2026 10:04:04 GMT]]>@saramg @Girgias Not that I'd ever thought to try it, but I checkd it is the documented behaviour, since at least 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050204040528/http://us4.php.net/min It can take an array as single argument. Will use standard comparison rules. With added caution about mixing types. Accidentally having you numeric string in there cast to an int is going to throw things. But potentially pretty handy I have to agree.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/ekes/statuses/116634644908397647https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/ekes/statuses/116634644908397647Mon, 25 May 2026 10:04:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #PHP is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB```php$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];var_dump(min($a));```=&gt; `string(5) "crazy"` on Mon, 25 May 2026 09:33:55 GMT]]>@Girgias What's wild is how long this has worked and I've never even thought to try it. https://3v4l.org/YF8KK#v4.3.0

Square brackets changed to array() because THAT'S HOW OLD THIS BEHAVIOR IS. IT PREDATES SHORT ARRAY SYNTAX.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/saramg/statuses/116634526394625421https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/saramg/statuses/116634526394625421Mon, 25 May 2026 09:33:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #PHP is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB```php$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];var_dump(min($a));```=&gt; `string(5) "crazy"` on Mon, 25 May 2026 08:50:21 GMT]]>@derickr @Girgias @wyri I really like it for dates… saves throwing a pointless closure at `usort`. I wouldn't use it for strings tho 🤷‍♂️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/george/statuses/116634355096995009https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/george/statuses/116634355096995009Mon, 25 May 2026 08:50:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #PHP is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB```php$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];var_dump(min($a));```=&gt; `string(5) "crazy"` on Mon, 25 May 2026 08:47:21 GMT]]>@Girgias @wyri Makes perfect sense to me. Seems like a useful feature.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/derickr/statuses/116634343293106882https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/derickr/statuses/116634343293106882Mon, 25 May 2026 08:47:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #PHP is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB```php$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];var_dump(min($a));```=&gt; `string(5) "crazy"` on Mon, 25 May 2026 08:45:53 GMT]]>@wyri It uses `<=>` under the hood effectively to "sort and filter" the min/max value.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/Girgias/statuses/116634337479783143https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/Girgias/statuses/116634337479783143Mon, 25 May 2026 08:45:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #PHP is truly the gift that keeps on giving: https://3v4l.org/aapUB```php$a = ["min", "max", "crazy", "shit"];var_dump(min($a));```=&gt; `string(5) "crazy"` on Mon, 25 May 2026 08:44:36 GMT]]>@Girgias but why 😱

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot-toot.wyrihaxim.us/users/wyri/statuses/116634332436630491https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot-toot.wyrihaxim.us/users/wyri/statuses/116634332436630491Mon, 25 May 2026 08:44:36 GMT