C++ min and max

Question

I have wrote a code in C++ inserting 10 values and printing the min and max. But when I insert a number with many digits (for example 1000000000000), it won't continue and displays a random number as both min and max. Why is that happening???

Answer 1

Intergers have limits you need a different data type if you have enough digits.

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus/cpp_data_types.htm

Answer 2

Without code, might be an overflow if it always displays the same random number with the same large insert.

Got a CodePlayground link?

Answer 3

@Manual...I've been sitting with this in my clipboard because I'm having some trouble with both of yours's code:

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Integers are 4 bytes on this platform. 4 bytes = 32 bits = 2^32 = 4294967296.
You're using signed integers, so divide that in half:

2,147,483,648..... trails off to try code....
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When I enter 10000000000, as in the question statement (and regardless of any other values, even incomplete input), the min/max ceilings to integer (not long) max and all the other cins appear to be nonfunctional.

Just FYI.

Answer 4

Yep, that's what I was fiddling with:

int i; long l; unsigned long long ull;

cout << sizeof those
4, 4, 8

Anyway, learned something .... longs and ints not different here.
Thanks @Manual.

Answer 5

Christos

10000000000 is too large to be an interger

use a template or decimal instead of int.

Answer 6

@Kirk

You're welcome!

Answer 7

Like this

https://code.sololearn.com/c5B6nCo1lwA8/?ref=app

Answer 8

I adjusted the range

try this

https://code.sololearn.com/cp2qYDcwUFmO/?ref=app

Answer 9

@Christos

Please do not forget to give the checkmark, to the one who helped you.

Answer 10

Try the update long long

- bigger range

Answer 11

share your code

[ +insert ]

-add code

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Answer 12

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{

int a,min,max;
cin >> a;
max=a; min=a;
for (int x=2; x<=10; x++) {
cin >> a;
if (a<min) {
min=a;
}
if (a>max) {
max=a;
}
}
cout << "The minimum is " << min << endl << "The maximum is " << max;
}

Answer 13

If you run it on Playground it shows the same result...

Answer 14

Manual
Thanks for the tip, but in math this is an interger too. In coding is different, right??

Answer 15

Manual
Thanks man I didn't know there was a limit in each data type... :-)

Answer 16

You're welcome!😸

Answer 17

did you try the new version?

edit

I tried it

seems like the limit was reached...