Thread: array

hello, i have an integer array and i want to know wich is the bigger number in that array

example:

| 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -> the bigger number on the array is 7.

how do i make this??

thanks

This is a very tough question and should be handled with much care as incorrect code could easily cause some sort of motherboard overheating.

Example:

Code:

struct array_number {
  int number;
  struct array_number *next;
};

int main(void) {
  int array[12] = {0, 1, 2 ,3 ,4 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}, i, size;
  struct number_array *base, *p;

  p = base = malloc(sizeof(struct number_array);
  
  if(base == NULL)
    return EXIT_FAILURE;

  base->next = NULL;

  for(i = 0, size = sizeof(array)/sizeof(int); i < size; i++) {
    p->number = array[i];
    p->next = malloc(sizeof(struct number_array));

    if(p->next == NULL)
      if(base->next)
        for(p = base->next; p != NULL; base = p, p = p->next)
          free(base);
      else
        free(base);

    p = p->next;
  }

  for(p = base; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
    printf("%d ", p->number);
  }

  if(base->next)
    for(p = base->next; p != NULL; base = p, p = p->next)
      free(base);
  else
    free(base);

  puts("\nwhich number is largest?");
  scanf("%d", &i);
  
  printf("\n\nafter lengthy computation, this program found %d to be the largest number in "
    "the array", i);

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Its a little of both. I figured if you played with the code, by the time you get it running you will have realized "hmm maybe I should have tried doing my simple code by myself."