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Java Program To Find Largest And Smallest Number

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The program below is the solution to Deitel’s Java How to Program (9th Edition) Chapter 2 Exercise 2.24.

Question: Write an application that reads five integers and determines and prints the largest and smallest integers in the group. Use only the programming techniques you learned in this chapter.

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/**
*
* Exercise 2.24 - Largest And Smallest Integers
* This Program Determines The Largest And Smallest of Any Five Integer Numbers
*
*/
 
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Ex02_24 {
    public static void main (String [] args) {
 
        Scanner value = new Scanner (System.in);
        
        int num1;
        int num2;
        int num3;
        int num4;
        int num5;
        int largest;
        int smallest;
        
        System.out.print ("\nEnter Your First Number: ");
        num1= value.nextInt();
        System.out.print ("\nEnter Your Second Number: ");
        num2= value.nextInt();
        System.out.print ("\nEnter Your Third Number: ");
        num3= value.nextInt();
        System.out.print ("\nEnter Your Fourth Number: ");
        num4= value.nextInt();
        System.out.print ("\nEnter Your Fifth Number: ");
        num5= value.nextInt();
        
        largest = num1; // assume largest is the first number
        if (num2 > largest)
            largest = num2;
        if (num3 > largest)
            largest = num3;
        if (num4 > largest)
            largest = num4;
        if (num5 > largest)
            largest = num5;
        
        smallest = num1; // assume smallest is the first number
        if (num2 < smallest)
            smallest = num2;
        if (num3 < smallest)
            smallest = num3;
        if (num4 < smallest)
            smallest = num4;
        if (num5 < smallest)
            smallest = num5;
        
        System.out.printf ("\nLargest = %d\nSmallest = %d\n", largest, smallest);
 
    }
}
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