Function with uncertain return type

[RP]

I have a function to return minimum of n numbers. Code given below:

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private int FindMinimum(int[] numbers)
{
int temp, i;
temp = 0;
for (i=0; i<= numbers.length; i++)
{
temp = Math.Min(temp, numbers[i]);
}
return temp;
}
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I have not checked the above code. I actually want that the return
type be generic, so that I can use this function for int, double or
decimal. How to modify the above function to use generic return type?

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Function with uncertain return type

It is worth mentioning that .NET 3.5 provides this functionality "out
of the box" via Enumerable.Min< T>() etc. Also, Comparer<T>.Def ault can
be used if you don't want to enforce the constraint in the API; while
constraints are a good thing, the downside is that it tends to
snowball, so higher up functions end up with 3 or 4 constraints that
are only used in edge-cases. This approach [Comparer<T>.Def ault, no
constraint] is what LINQ uses (.NET 3.5).

Marc