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Locate highest, lowest nr in array
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define MAXARRAY 5
/* return the largest of the two passed numbers */
int high(int one, int two) {
if(one > two)
return one;
else
return two;
}
/* return smallest of the two passed numbers */
int low(int one, int two) {
if(one < two)
return one;
else
return two;
}
int main(void) {
int array[MAXARRAY] = {0};
int small = 999, big = 0;
int i = 0;
/* load some random values into the array */
for(i = 0; i < MAXARRAY; i++)
array[i] = rand() % 100;
/* print the set of numbers */
printf("Set of numbers: ");
for(i = 0; i < MAXARRAY; i++)
printf(" %d ", array[i]);
printf("\n");
/* loop over numbers, saving the desired nr */
for(i = 0; i < MAXARRAY; i++) {
big = high(array[i], big);
small = low(array[i], small);
}
printf("high: %d\n", big);
printf("low : %d\n", small);
return 0;
}
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