Reference · stzListOfNumbers
Nearest()
nearest number in the list to a given number
also written: Nearst · NearstTo · ClosestTo · NearestTo · NearstNumber · ClosestNumber · NearestNumber · NearstNumberTo · ClosestNumberTo
Basic examples (1)
Softanza
o1 = new stzListOfNumbers([ 2, 7, 18, 18, 10, 12, 25, 4 ]) ? o1.Nearest(88) ? o1.Nearst(17) #NOTE this is a misspelled form of Nearest() ? o1.NearestTo(10) ? o1.Nearest( :To = 12 ) ? o1.Nearest(2) ? o1.Nearest(1)
Output
25 18 12 10 4 2
run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 42_nearest.ring(opens in a new tab)
The extensions of this method
Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).
Extension
Exists
What it adds · The names
Q
no
does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained
QQ
no
chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QQQ
no
chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QRT
no
returns the result as an object of the requested type
CS
no
takes a case-sensitivity flag
ST
no
takes the position to start from (StartingAt)
IB
no
takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)
XT
yes
the extended form: more parameters than the base method · NearstXT, NearestXT, NearstToXT, ClosestToXT and 6 more
XTT
no
yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT
Z
no
includes the position in what it returns
ZZ
no
returns positions as sections, [start, end]
W
no
selects by a condition
WF
no
selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)
D
no
takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)
F
no
takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action
Many
no
works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)
Except
no
takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)
U
no
returns the result without duplication
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