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How to find the index of the min value in a list
Hey guys, I have a list of distances between an enemy unit and player units. I want to find the index of the min value so I can have my enemy go towards that unit. I have looked through google and there seems to be a C# function for min but it isnt working for me. Maybe the libraries are different? From what I read the code would look like this:
float minListIndex = distanceList.IndexOf(distanceList.Min());
But unity doesnt recognize the ".Min()"
You could try to sort the List first using Linq so the elements are arranged from lowest to highest, and then just get index 0.
Here's related thread where I asked about Array sorting, this will get you started if you want to go that route. It's actually pretty easy.
http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/548366/sorting-an-array-of-gameobjects-by-values-inside-t.html
You can also iterate through all elements in the list like this:
float minDistance;
for(int i = 0; i < myList.Count - 1; i ++) {
if(i == 0) {
minDistance = myList[i];
}
if(myList[i] < minDistance ) {
minDistance = myList[i];
}
}
@Cherno Looking at your code above, it sets the $$anonymous$$ distance as the first number it iterates through, then compares the rest of the values in the list to this $$anonymous$$ number. I dont think this would work because the first number isnt necessarily the $$anonymous$$ number, and also if I wanted to get the index, it would give the index of the sorted list (assu$$anonymous$$g this is sorted) not the index of my current list.
