# clamp
> Restrict a double-precision floating-point number to a specified range.
## Usage
```javascript
var clamp = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/clamp' );
```
#### clamp( v, min, max )
Restricts a double-precision floating-point number to a specified range.
```javascript
var v = clamp( 3.14, 0.0, 5.0 );
// returns 3.14
v = clamp( -3.14, 0.0, 5.0 );
// returns 0.0
v = clamp( 10.0, 0.0, 5.0 );
// returns 5.0
v = clamp( -0.0, 0.0, 5.0 );
// returns 0.0
v = clamp( 0.0, -3.14, -0.0 );
// returns -0.0
```
If provided `NaN` for any argument, the function returns `NaN`.
```javascript
var v = clamp( NaN, 0.0, 5.0 );
// returns NaN
v = clamp( 0.0, NaN, 5.0 );
// returns NaN
v = clamp( 3.14, 0.0, NaN );
// returns NaN
```
## Examples
```javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/discrete-uniform' );
var clamp = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/clamp' );
var min;
var max;
var v;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
min = discreteUniform( 0.0, 10.0 );
max = discreteUniform( 5.0, 15.0 );
v = discreteUniform( -20.0, 20.0 );
console.log( 'clamp(%d,%d,%d) => %d', v, min, max, clamp( v, min, max ) );
}
```
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## C APIs
### Usage
```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/clamp.h"
```
#### stdlib_base_clamp( v, min, max )
Restricts a double-precision floating-point number to a specified range.
```c
double y = stdlib_base_clamp( -3.14, 0.0, 5.0 );
// returns 0.0
```
The function accepts the following arguments:
- **v**: `[in] double` input value.
- **min**: `[in] double` minimum value.
- **max**: `[in] double` maximum value.
```c
double stdlib_base_clamp( const double v, const double min, const double max );
```
### Examples
```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/clamp.h"
#include
int main() {
double x[] = { 3.14, -3.14, 0.0, 0.0/0.0 };
double y;
int i;
for ( i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
y = stdlib_base_clamp( x[ i ], -3.0, 3.0 );
printf( "clamp(%lf, %lf, %lf) = %lf\n", x[ i ], -3.0, 3.0, y );
}
}
```