get largest number in array javascript
function findHigestNumber(nums) {
let inputs = nums.filter((val, i) => nums.indexOf(val) === i)
let max = inputs.length - 1;
let min = 0;
for(let i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
if(inputs[i] > max) max = inputs[i];
if(inputs[i] < min) min = inputs[i];
}
return max + (-min);
}
console.log(difference([1, 7, 18, -1, -2, 9]));
function nthlargest(arra,highest){
var x = 0,
y = 0,
z = 0,
temp = 0,
tnum = arra.length,
flag = false,
result = false;
while(x < tnum){
y = x + 1;
if(y < tnum){
for(z = y; z < tnum; z++){
if(arra[x] < arra[z]){
temp = arra[z];
arra[z] = arra[x];
arra[x] = temp;
flag = true;
}else{
continue;
}
}
}
if(flag){
flag = false;
}else{
x++;
if(x === highest){
result = true;
}
}
if(result){
break;
}
}
return (arra[(highest - 1)]);
}
console.log(nthlargest([ 43, 56, 23, 89, 88, 90, 99, 652], 4));