C Exercises: Find largest number possible from the set of specified numbers
C Array: Exercise-76 with Solution
Write a program in C to find the largest number possible from the set of given numbers.
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Sample Solution:
C Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int compare(const void *a, const void *b)
{
const char **X = (const char **)a;
const char **Y = (const char **)b;
int chr_len = strlen(*X) + strlen(*Y) + 1;
char XY[chr_len];
strcpy(XY, *X);
strcat(XY, *Y);
char YX[chr_len];
strcpy(YX, *Y);
strcat(YX, *X);
return strcmp(YX, XY);
}
int main(void)
{
char *arr1[] = { "15", "628", "971", "9", "2143", "12" };
int n = sizeof(arr1)/sizeof(arr1[0]);
int i;
//------------- print original array ------------------
printf("The given numbers are : \n");
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
printf("%s ", arr1[i]);
}
printf("\n");
//------------------------------------------------------
qsort(arr1, n, sizeof(arr1[0]), compare);
printf("The largest possible number by the given numbers are: ");
for (int i = 0; i < n ; i++ )
printf("%s", arr1[i]);
return 0;
}
Sample Output:
The given numbers are : 15 628 971 9 2143 12 The largest possible number by the given numbers are: 997162821431512
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