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Is it possible to make a clamp function shorter than a ternary in JS?


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Imagine this short function to clamp a number between 0 and 255:



c = n => n > 0 ? n < 255 ? n : 255 : 0


Is this the shortest possible version of a clamp function with JavaScript (without ES.Next features)?



P.S: Not sure if it's relevant but, the 0 and 255 are not random, the idea is to clamp a number as an 8-bit unsigned integer.






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    I don't know JS, but one way to clamp is to sort [0,n,255] and take the middle element -- might that be shorter?
    $endgroup$
    – xnor
    1 hour ago






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    @xnor Unfortunately, the JS sort() method uses a lexicographical comparison by default, so that would require an explicit callback. (Something like that.)
    $endgroup$
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Imagine this short function to clamp a number between 0 and 255:



c = n => n > 0 ? n < 255 ? n : 255 : 0


Is this the shortest possible version of a clamp function with JavaScript (without ES.Next features)?



P.S: Not sure if it's relevant but, the 0 and 255 are not random, the idea is to clamp a number as an 8-bit unsigned integer.






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    Shouldn't you at least remove all the spaces?
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    – Adám
    1 hour ago






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    $begingroup$
    I don't know JS, but one way to clamp is to sort [0,n,255] and take the middle element -- might that be shorter?
    $endgroup$
    – xnor
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @xnor Unfortunately, the JS sort() method uses a lexicographical comparison by default, so that would require an explicit callback. (Something like that.)
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
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Imagine this short function to clamp a number between 0 and 255:



c = n => n > 0 ? n < 255 ? n : 255 : 0


Is this the shortest possible version of a clamp function with JavaScript (without ES.Next features)?



P.S: Not sure if it's relevant but, the 0 and 255 are not random, the idea is to clamp a number as an 8-bit unsigned integer.






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Imagine this short function to clamp a number between 0 and 255:



c = n => n > 0 ? n < 255 ? n : 255 : 0


Is this the shortest possible version of a clamp function with JavaScript (without ES.Next features)?



P.S: Not sure if it's relevant but, the 0 and 255 are not random, the idea is to clamp a number as an 8-bit unsigned integer.






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    $endgroup$
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    1 hour ago










  • $begingroup$
    Shouldn't you at least remove all the spaces?
    $endgroup$
    – Adám
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    I don't know JS, but one way to clamp is to sort [0,n,255] and take the middle element -- might that be shorter?
    $endgroup$
    – xnor
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @xnor Unfortunately, the JS sort() method uses a lexicographical comparison by default, so that would require an explicit callback. (Something like that.)
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    1 hour ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Hi and welcome to PPCG! Just to be clear, any answer you receive here will not necessarily be a good idea to use in anything except for code golfing. Aside from that, if you care about what version / environment it has to work in you might want to specify it.
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  • $begingroup$
    Oh, I'm well aware. I've updated the question a bit. Thank you :)
    $endgroup$
    – Ricardo Amaral
    1 hour ago










  • $begingroup$
    Shouldn't you at least remove all the spaces?
    $endgroup$
    – Adám
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    I don't know JS, but one way to clamp is to sort [0,n,255] and take the middle element -- might that be shorter?
    $endgroup$
    – xnor
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @xnor Unfortunately, the JS sort() method uses a lexicographical comparison by default, so that would require an explicit callback. (Something like that.)
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    1 hour ago
















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$begingroup$
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Oh, I'm well aware. I've updated the question a bit. Thank you :)
$endgroup$
– Ricardo Amaral
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
Oh, I'm well aware. I've updated the question a bit. Thank you :)
$endgroup$
– Ricardo Amaral
1 hour ago












$begingroup$
Shouldn't you at least remove all the spaces?
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$begingroup$
Shouldn't you at least remove all the spaces?
$endgroup$
– Adám
1 hour ago




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$begingroup$
I don't know JS, but one way to clamp is to sort [0,n,255] and take the middle element -- might that be shorter?
$endgroup$
– xnor
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
I don't know JS, but one way to clamp is to sort [0,n,255] and take the middle element -- might that be shorter?
$endgroup$
– xnor
1 hour ago




1




1




$begingroup$
@xnor Unfortunately, the JS sort() method uses a lexicographical comparison by default, so that would require an explicit callback. (Something like that.)
$endgroup$
– Arnauld
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
@xnor Unfortunately, the JS sort() method uses a lexicographical comparison by default, so that would require an explicit callback. (Something like that.)
$endgroup$
– Arnauld
1 hour ago










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You can save a byte by inverting the logic of the ternary tests and using n>>8 to test whether $n$ is greater than $255$. Because of the bitwise operation, this will however fail for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n<0?0:n>>8?255:n


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19 bytes



This one returns $false$ instead of $0$ but works for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n>255?255:n>0&&n


Try it online!




The original version without whitespace (and without naming the function) is 20 bytes:



n=>n>0?n<255?n:255:0


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    Why stop there? If you're extremely liberal with what counts as a 0 (as JavaScript tends to do) you can always go for n=>n>>8?255:n>0&&n for 18 bytes, since false can be coerced to 0 and this will make all negative numbers evaluate to false
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    @ValueInk If you don't test $n<0$ beforhand, n>>8 will be truthy for any negative input.
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19 bytes



You can save a byte by inverting the logic of the ternary tests and using n>>8 to test whether $n$ is greater than $255$. Because of the bitwise operation, this will however fail for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n<0?0:n>>8?255:n


Try it online!




19 bytes



This one returns $false$ instead of $0$ but works for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n>255?255:n>0&&n


Try it online!




The original version without whitespace (and without naming the function) is 20 bytes:



n=>n>0?n<255?n:255:0


Try it online!






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  • $begingroup$
    Why stop there? If you're extremely liberal with what counts as a 0 (as JavaScript tends to do) you can always go for n=>n>>8?255:n>0&&n for 18 bytes, since false can be coerced to 0 and this will make all negative numbers evaluate to false
    $endgroup$
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  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk If you don't test $n<0$ beforhand, n>>8 will be truthy for any negative input.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    52 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk I've however added another 19-byte version if supporting integers beyond 32-bit is required.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    35 mins ago
















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$begingroup$

19 bytes



You can save a byte by inverting the logic of the ternary tests and using n>>8 to test whether $n$ is greater than $255$. Because of the bitwise operation, this will however fail for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n<0?0:n>>8?255:n


Try it online!




19 bytes



This one returns $false$ instead of $0$ but works for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n>255?255:n>0&&n


Try it online!




The original version without whitespace (and without naming the function) is 20 bytes:



n=>n>0?n<255?n:255:0


Try it online!






share|improve this answer











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  • $begingroup$
    Why stop there? If you're extremely liberal with what counts as a 0 (as JavaScript tends to do) you can always go for n=>n>>8?255:n>0&&n for 18 bytes, since false can be coerced to 0 and this will make all negative numbers evaluate to false
    $endgroup$
    – Value Ink
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  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk If you don't test $n<0$ beforhand, n>>8 will be truthy for any negative input.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    52 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk I've however added another 19-byte version if supporting integers beyond 32-bit is required.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    35 mins ago














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$begingroup$

19 bytes



You can save a byte by inverting the logic of the ternary tests and using n>>8 to test whether $n$ is greater than $255$. Because of the bitwise operation, this will however fail for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n<0?0:n>>8?255:n


Try it online!




19 bytes



This one returns $false$ instead of $0$ but works for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n>255?255:n>0&&n


Try it online!




The original version without whitespace (and without naming the function) is 20 bytes:



n=>n>0?n<255?n:255:0


Try it online!






share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



19 bytes



You can save a byte by inverting the logic of the ternary tests and using n>>8 to test whether $n$ is greater than $255$. Because of the bitwise operation, this will however fail for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n<0?0:n>>8?255:n


Try it online!




19 bytes



This one returns $false$ instead of $0$ but works for $nge 2^{32}$.





n=>n>255?255:n>0&&n


Try it online!




The original version without whitespace (and without naming the function) is 20 bytes:



n=>n>0?n<255?n:255:0


Try it online!







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    Why stop there? If you're extremely liberal with what counts as a 0 (as JavaScript tends to do) you can always go for n=>n>>8?255:n>0&&n for 18 bytes, since false can be coerced to 0 and this will make all negative numbers evaluate to false
    $endgroup$
    – Value Ink
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  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk If you don't test $n<0$ beforhand, n>>8 will be truthy for any negative input.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    52 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk I've however added another 19-byte version if supporting integers beyond 32-bit is required.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    35 mins ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Why stop there? If you're extremely liberal with what counts as a 0 (as JavaScript tends to do) you can always go for n=>n>>8?255:n>0&&n for 18 bytes, since false can be coerced to 0 and this will make all negative numbers evaluate to false
    $endgroup$
    – Value Ink
    55 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk If you don't test $n<0$ beforhand, n>>8 will be truthy for any negative input.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    52 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ValueInk I've however added another 19-byte version if supporting integers beyond 32-bit is required.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnauld
    35 mins ago
















$begingroup$
Why stop there? If you're extremely liberal with what counts as a 0 (as JavaScript tends to do) you can always go for n=>n>>8?255:n>0&&n for 18 bytes, since false can be coerced to 0 and this will make all negative numbers evaluate to false
$endgroup$
– Value Ink
55 mins ago




$begingroup$
Why stop there? If you're extremely liberal with what counts as a 0 (as JavaScript tends to do) you can always go for n=>n>>8?255:n>0&&n for 18 bytes, since false can be coerced to 0 and this will make all negative numbers evaluate to false
$endgroup$
– Value Ink
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$begingroup$
@ValueInk If you don't test $n<0$ beforhand, n>>8 will be truthy for any negative input.
$endgroup$
– Arnauld
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$begingroup$
@ValueInk If you don't test $n<0$ beforhand, n>>8 will be truthy for any negative input.
$endgroup$
– Arnauld
52 mins ago












$begingroup$
@ValueInk I've however added another 19-byte version if supporting integers beyond 32-bit is required.
$endgroup$
– Arnauld
35 mins ago




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@ValueInk I've however added another 19-byte version if supporting integers beyond 32-bit is required.
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– Arnauld
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