Max In a C++ Array

Question

I am trying to find the 'biggest' element in a user made array ,by using the max function from the algorithm library/header.

I have done some research on the cplusplus reference site but there I only saw how to compare two elements using the max function. Instead I am trying to display the maximum number using a function 'max' ,without having to make a 'for' loop to find it.

For example:

Array: array[]={0,1,2,3,5000,5,6,7,8,9} Highest value: 5000

I have made this code but it gives me a bunch of errors, which can be the issue?

#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    int array[11];
    int n = 10;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       array[i] = i;
    }
    array[5] = 5000;
    max(array , array + n);
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        cout << array[i] << " ";
    return 0;
}

Answer 1

max_element is the function you need. It returns an iterator to the max element in given range. You can use it like this:

cout << " max element is: " << *max_element(array , array + n) << endl;

Here you can find more information about this function: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/algorithm/max_element