---
name: "BIS_fnc_findExtreme"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Arrays", "Math"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_findExtreme
revid: 327983
updated: 2022-07-13T15:22:38Z
---

# BIS_fnc_findExtreme

*Function · Arrays, Math · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead v1.50*

## Description

Returns the minimum or maximum value in an array of numbers.

## Syntax

```sqf
[numbers, mode] call BIS_fnc_findExtreme
```

**Parameters:**

- `numbers`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) - a set of numbers
- `mode`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - 0 (find minimum) or 1 (find maximum)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _result = [[1,4,5,8,3,7], 1] call BIS_fnc_findExtreme; // returns 8
_result = [[1,4,5,8,3,7], 0] call BIS_fnc_findExtreme; // returns 1
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_lowestNum](../functions/BIS_fnc_lowestNum.md) · [BIS_fnc_greatestNum](../functions/BIS_fnc_greatestNum.md) · [selectMin](../commands/selectMin.md) · [selectMax](../commands/selectMax.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc findExtreme](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_findExtreme) (revision 327983).</sub>