Smart Cow

I have to do an assignment that makes a cow pick the highest number out of a user designated sequence of numbers: The cow asks how many numbers are in the sequence, the user enters a number; then the cow asks for the numbers. He is supposed to tell you which one is the highest. I am supposed to use three variables: numberOfItems, highestNumber, and currentNumber; also a for loop with an embedded if statement...I can get the cow to go through the script and ask for the sequence and the numbers but not to tell which number is the highest.....help please??

[reuben2011]

Originally Posted by bassj8489

I have to do an assignment that makes a cow pick the highest number out of a user designated sequence of numbers: The cow asks how many numbers are in the sequence, the user enters a number; then the cow asks for the numbers. He is supposed to tell you which one is the highest. I am supposed to use three variables: numberOfItems, highestNumber, and currentNumber; also a for loop with an embedded if statement...I can get the cow to go through the script and ask for the sequence and the numbers but not to tell which number is the highest.....help please??

Ok, I'm going to assume you have a statement like:

currentNumber set value to ask user for number

Right after that put:

if(currentNumber > highestNumber)
{
highestNumber set value to currentNumber
}

Then you display the value of highestNumber to display the highest number. Hope this helps!

I'm glad you posted that because that is what I worked out since I posted and it works, but I'm still a little fuzzy on how to establish the highest number...thank you for replying, I wasn't sure anybody was going to get to me in time; this and another assignment are due tonight before midnight

so far I have:
numberOfItems.set(value, NumberDialog( question=Enter a Number);
for (int index=0;index<numberOfItems;index++{currentNumber. set(value, NumberDialog(question=Enter a Number);
}
if(currentNumber>highestNumber) {highestNumber.set(value, currentNumber);
cow.say(The highest number is + highestNumber.toString);
}
esle

}

[reuben2011]

Hmm... try:

numberOfItems.set(value, NumberDialog(question=Enter a Number);
for (int index=0;index<numberOfItems;index++)
{
currentNumber. set(value, NumberDialog(question=Enter a Number);
if(currentNumber>highestNumber) 
{
highestNumber.set(value, currentNumber);
}

else
{
do nothing
}
}
cow.say(The highest number is + highestNumber.toString);

No dice sir....there has to be another way to have the highestNumber variable assign itself the correct number....

I made a mistake when entering the code, your suggestion did work...thanks a lot!!!! I had exactly the same thing except for those last two variables being defined incorrectly...its the small things everytime. Thanks again, I may be back, I still have one more assignment.

[reuben2011]

Ok, no prob! Feel free to hit us up with any questions!