Question

How to print the top 3 largest values from array in C

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h> 
 
void printTop3(int arr[], int size) {
    int first, second, third;
  
    if (size < 3) {
        return;
    }
  
    third = first = second = INT_MIN;
    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
        if (arr[i] > first) {
            third = second;
            second = first;
            first = arr[i];
        }
        else if (arr[i] > second) {
            third = second;
            second = arr[i];
        }
        else if (arr[i] > third)
            third = arr[i];
    }
    printf("%d %d %d\n", first, second, third);
}
  
 
int main()
{
    int arr[] = { 12, 98, 80, 50, 88, 35, 60, 97, 85, 89 };
    int size = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
     
    printTop3(arr, size);
     
    return 0;
}
 
 
 
 
/*
run:
 
98 97 89
 
*/

 

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