findAbsMin {plotfunctions}

Return the value (or the element with the value) closest to zero.

Description

Return the value (or the element with the value) closest to zero.

Usage

findAbsMin(x, element = FALSE)

Arguments

x

A numeric vector.

element

Logical: whether or not to return the value (FALSE, default) or the index (TRUE).

Value

The value or index of the element closest to zero (absolute minimum).

Author(s)

Jacolien van Rij

See Also

Other Utility functions: find_n_neighbors(), firstLetterCap(), getArrowPos(), getDec(), getRange(), getRatioCoords(), get_palette(), group_sort(), inch2coords(), isColor(), list2str(), move_n_point(), orderBoxplot(), se(), sortGroups()

Examples

(test <- seq(-25,25, by=3))
min(test[test>0])
max(test[test<0])
min(abs(test))
findAbsMin(test)