array parameter of arbitrary length

Author: ivanbrennan

prog.8.10.c

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+// Function to find the minimum value in an array
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int minimum (int values[], int numberOfElements)
+{
+	int minValue, i;
+
+	minValue = values[0];
+
+	for ( i = 1; i < numberOfElements; ++i )
+		if ( values[i] < minValue )
+			minValue = values[i];
+
+	return minValue;
+}
+
+int main (void)
+{
+	int array1[5] = { 157, -28, -37, 26, 10 };
+	int array2[7] = { 12, 45, 1, 10, 5, 3, 22 };
+	int minimum (int values[], int numberOfElements);
+
+	printf ("array1 minimum: %i\n", minimum (array1, 5));
+	printf ("array2 minimum: %i\n", minimum (array2, 7));
+
+	return 0;
+}