Often you may want to find the minimum and maximum values of an array in PowerShell.
You can use the following methods to do so:
Method 1: Find Minimum Value of Array
($my_array | Measure-Object -Minimum).Minimum
This particular example will return the minimum value in the array named $my_array.
Method 2: Find Maximum Value of Array
($my_array | Measure-Object -Maximum).Maximum
This particular example will return the maximum value in the array named $my_array.
The following examples show how to use both methods in practice.
Example 1: Find Minimum Value of Array in PowerShell
Suppose that we create the following array in PowerShell named $my_array:
$my_array = 4, 15, 20, 51, 30, 45, 50, 3, 16, 29, 22
We can use the following syntax to calculate the minimum value of this array:
($my_array | Measure-Object -Minimum).Minimum
The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:
From the output we can see that the minimum value of the array is 3.
Example 2: Find Maximum Value of Array in PowerShell
Suppose that we create the following array in PowerShell named $my_array:
$my_array = 4, 15, 20, 51, 30, 45, 50, 3, 16, 29, 22
We can use the following syntax to calculate the maximum value of this array:
($my_array | Measure-Object -Maximum).Maximum
The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:
From the output we can see that the maximum value of the array is 51.
Related Tutorials
The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in PowerShell:
PowerShell: How to Calculate the Average of an Array
PowerShell: How to Compare Two Arrays
PowerShell: How to Get First Item in Array
PowerShell: How to Find Duplicate Values in Array
