.. _auto_string_min:

*STRING MIN*
============

Parses a comma-separated string of numeric values and returns the minimum value. Use this worker whenever you need to extract the smallest element from a CSV-formatted scalar string within a workflow.

When to use
-----------

Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``aggregate``, ``csv``, ``math``, ``min``, ``scalar``, ``string``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - CSV String
     - string
     - scalar
     - —
     - ✓
     - Comma-separated list of numeric values to evaluate (e.g. '1,2,3'); passed as a scalar string. Required — no default is applied.

Outputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Min Value
     - string_min
     - scalar
     - The minimum numeric value found in the input CSV string, returned as a scalar number.

Disciplines
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- data.curve.transform
- data.statistics

Runnable example
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A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: `/api/workflow/example?id=string_min <https://www.d3view.com/api/workflow/example?id=string_min>`_

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