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; docformat = 'rst'
;
; NAME:
;   MaxMin
;
; PURPOSE:
; 
;   Calculates and prints the maximum and mimimum of a variable.
;
;******************************************************************************************;
;                                                                                          ;
;  Copyright (c) 2010, by Fanning Software Consulting, Inc. All rights reserved.           ;
;                                                                                          ;
;  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without                      ;
;  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:             ;
;                                                                                          ;
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;        software without specific prior written permission.                               ;
;                                                                                          ;
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;******************************************************************************************;
;+
; :Description:
;    Prints the maximum and minimum of an IDL variable.
; 
; :Categories:
;    Utility
;
; :Params:
;    variable: in, required, type=any
;       The variable whose minimum and maximum you wish to know.
;       
; :Keywords:
;     NAN: in, optional, type=boolean
;       Set this keyword to ignore NANs in the variable. Default: 0.
;     TEXT: in, optional, type=string
;       Prepend this string to the output of MinMax. Default: "MinMax: ".
;       
; :Examples:
;   The MaxMin routine gives the range of the variable::
;     IDL> a = Findgen(11)
;     IDL> MaxMin, a, TEXT='Variable A:'
;     Variable A:   11    0
;    
; :Author:
;       FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING::
;           David W. Fanning 
;           1645 Sheely Drive
;           Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
;           Phone: 970-221-0438
;           E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
;           Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com
;    
; :History:
;     Change History::
;        Written, 20 Sept 2010.
;        Changed name of program from MinMax to MaxMin to avoid conflict with 
;        MinMax program in NASA Astronomy Library. 1 Nov 2010. DWF.
;
; :Copyright:
;     Copyright (c) 2010, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
;-
PRO MaxMin, variable, NAN=nan, TEXT=text

  Compile_Opt idl2
  
  ; Did user provide a text string? Does it end in a blank character?
  IF N_Elements(text) EQ 0 THEN BEGIN
    text = "MaxMin: " 
  ENDIF ELSE BEGIN
    ; Add a blank character at the end of the text if it is not already there.
    IF (text NE "") OR (StrMid(text, 0, 1, /REVERSE) NE " ") THEN text = text + " "
  ENDELSE
  
  ; Print, the output.
  IF N_Elements(variable) NE 0 THEN BEGIN
     Print, text,  Max(variable, NAN=Keyword_Set(nan)), $
                   Min(variable, NAN=Keyword_Set(nan))
                    
  ENDIF ELSE BEGIN
     ok = Dialog_Message('Please pass MAXMIN a variable to examine.')
  ENDELSE
END