Max of an array in C

Finds the largest element, and shows why the length has to travel with the array.

int max_array(const int *items, int n) {
    int best = items[0];
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
        if (items[i] > best)
            best = items[i];
    }
    return best;
}

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• const
• for
• if
• int
• max_array
• return

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Step 2 of 5 in Arrays & strings, step 23 of 35 in Language basics.

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