178. Ord::clamp — Stop Writing min(max, max(min, x))

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100

Bounding a value between two limits is one of those tiny operations where everyone hand-rolls a confusing nest of min/max calls. Ord::clamp is the single-call version, and it works on anything that’s Ord or PartialOrd — not just numbers.

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178. Ord::clamp — Stop Writing min(max, max(min, x))