help needed for new programmer

So... what is the problem? :D
You want to sort or just find the max and min value? :p

the problem is the code i used doesnt show the sorting of numbers to give the actual max and min values it just show the first positioned value as max i need to sort them and give the result.

int[] marks = new int [9];

int max=0;
int min=0;
int x;
int y;

Console.WriteLine("enter the marks of ten students and i will tell u which is maximum and minimum");

for (x = 0; x < marks.Length; x++)
{

marks[x] = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

//min = marks[0];
}

for (y = 0; y < marks.Length; y++)
{
//here if starting no is greater than ending no than it will display the lowest and highest no

if (min<marks[0])
{
min = marks[0];

Console.WriteLine("{0} is the minimum", min);
Console.ReadLine();
}

else if (min>marks[1])
{
max = marks[1];
Console.WriteLine("{0} is the maximum", max);

Console.ReadLine();

}


//}

// Console.WriteLine("the highest is {0} and the lowest is {1}", marks,min);
}

I've found something in MSDN

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
List<string> dinosaurs = new List<string>();

dinosaurs.Add("Pachycephalosaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Amargasaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Mamenchisaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Deinonychus");

Console.WriteLine();
foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}

Console.WriteLine("\nSort");
dinosaurs.Sort();

Console.WriteLine();
foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}

Console.WriteLine("\nBinarySearch and Insert \"Coelophysis\":");
int index = dinosaurs.BinarySearch("Coelophysis");
if (index < 0)
{
dinosaurs.Insert(~index, "Coelophysis");
}

Console.WriteLine();
foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}

Console.WriteLine("\nBinarySearch and Insert \"Tyrannosaurus\":");
index = dinosaurs.BinarySearch("Tyrannosaurus");
if (index < 0)
{
dinosaurs.Insert(~index, "Tyrannosaurus");
}

Console.WriteLine();
foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
}
}

hth

thanks for ur suggestions but i need sorting to be done with numbers to find max and min values in an array

thanks for ur suggestions but i need sorting to be done with numbers to find max and min values in an arraySounds me to be a homework which comes again every year in this forum- And we dont do homework. If you need to find max value use a loop go through each value. if izts bigger it is the new max value if its less forget it, test the next one
when done you will have your mayvalue.
then use a second loop going through each value and test them again. Now if its less then the other store it as new Minvalue test every row of your loop if the value is smaller then your minvalue if yes you have your new Min value.

So you ned two loops one array with all the values stored and a max and a min field to do it.
Such simple now code it.

Or, in the real world you might use Array.Sort, but if this is an assignment you'll get an F for that solution.rofl :lol: