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Computing numeric differences

Return the absolute difference between the maximum and minimum numerical values in an array.

Overview

Use the diff() function in the expression of a matchmaking rule to compute the greatest difference between two or more values. For example, diff([ 4, 3, 2, 1 ]) returns 3, and diff([ 50, 19, 21, 61 ] returns 42.

Declaration

number diff(array[number] $values)

Parameters

values

An array that contains the numeric values to compare.

Return value

The absolute difference between the maximum and minimum items in the values array.

See Also

Array functions