Find minimum and maximum number from array, minimum is always 0

Question

The program first asks the user for the number of elements to be stored in the array, then asks for the numbers.

This is my code

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.Write("How many numbers do you want to store in array: ");
        int n = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
        int[] numbers = new int[n];
        int min = numbers[0];
        int max = numbers[0];

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            Console.Write("Enter number {0}:  ", i+1);
            numbers[i] = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            if (min > numbers[i]) min = numbers[i];
            if (max < numbers[i]) max = numbers[i];
        }
        Console.WriteLine("The minimum is: {0}", min);
        Console.WriteLine("The maximum is: {0}", max);
        Console.ReadKey();
    }
  }
}

But minimum value is always 0, why is that?

Answer 1

Besides on your problem, you can use Enumerable.Min and Enumerable.Max methods like;

int[] numbers = new int[]{1, 2, 3 ,4};
Console.WriteLine(numbers.Min()); //1
Console.WriteLine(numbers.Max()); //4

Don't forget to add System.Linq namespace.