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| if max_index == 0 | ||
| puts "Array is empty" | ||
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| max = array[0] |
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| def find_max(array, max_index) | ||
| max = nil | ||
| if max_index == 0 |
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Should also check if max_index is nil or not a number
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| def find_max(array, max_index) | ||
| max = nil | ||
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How about we check if the array is empty and forego the if/else statement? That way it can print the 'array is empty' statement if it's true and then after the check, we can just set max to array[0].
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| index = 0 | ||
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This is not an inclusive search because of the "<" sign. Is this on purpose?
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| if max_index == 0 | ||
| puts "Array is empty" | ||
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It might make the code a little less nested to have the emptiness check as its own stand-alone function with a short-circuit return and then run the code currently in the "else" portion of the code independently.
| def find_max(array, max_index) | ||
| max = nil | ||
| if max_index == 0 | ||
| puts "Array is empty" |
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If max index is 0, maybe we should say the maximum number is equal to the value at that index.
| if max_index == 0 | ||
| puts "Array is empty" | ||
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| max = array[0] |
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you should probably check to ensure array has this index first
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if max_index is a negative number, it will not be == to zero but this while loop will also never be true.
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| if max < array[index] |
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since you're increasing index until index < max_index is false, you should check that the array has at least max_index number of indices
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| # Find the maximum element between index 0 and max_index, exclusive | ||
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| def find_max(array, max_index) |
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Is man_index the best name for this var? isn't it actually the array length?
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| def find_max(array, max_index) | ||
| max = nil | ||
| if max_index == 0 |
| while index < max_index | ||
| if max < array[index] | ||
| max = array[index] | ||
| end |
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Can change lines 11-14 to one line statement:
max = array[index] if max < array[index]
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| def find_max(array, max_index) | ||
| max = nil | ||
| if max_index == 0 |
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| def find_max(array, max_index) | ||
| max = nil | ||
| if max_index == 0 |
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do you mean:
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| if array.length == 0 |
| max = array[0] | ||
| index = 0 | ||
| while index < max_index | ||
| if max < array[index] |
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max is nil, can't compare nil and a number
| def find_max(array, max_index) | ||
| max = nil | ||
| if max_index == 0 | ||
| puts "Array is empty" |
| if max_index == 0 | ||
| puts "Array is empty" | ||
| else | ||
| max = array[0] |
| else | ||
| max = array[0] | ||
| index = 0 | ||
| while index < max_index |
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This method find the maximum value of an array.