Answer to Question #201449 in C++ for shuvo

Question

Read the following function and explain if this function finds the biggest value stored in
the array..
int biggest(int a[], int current_length)
{
int biggest = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < current_length; i++)
{
if (a[i] > biggest){
biggest = a[i];
}
}
return biggest;
}

Answer 1

The function will only return the biggest value stored in the array if the array is filled with positive numbers. For an array of negative numbers, it will return 0.