/**
 * This program finds displays the minimum element of a hard-coded array
 * @author Eric Heim
 */
public class MethodJavaDoc {
	/**
	 * The main method that will be executed upon running of the program
	 * @param args Array of command-line arguments
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		//Array of numbers whose minimum will be found
		int[] numbers = {75, 65, 24, 11, 45, 32, 22, 3, 54, 5};
		
		//Display the minimum number in the array by calling the
		//minimum method
		System.out.println("The minimum number in the array is " + minimum(numbers));
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the minimum element of the array that is passed as an 
	 * argument
	 * @param minArray Array whose minimum element will be found
	 * @return The minimum element in the array
	 */
	public static int minimum(int [] minArray) {
		int champion;
		//If the array is empty, then just return the smallest value
		//possible
		if(minArray.length == 0) {
			champion = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
		}
		else {
			//initialize the smallest element to the first element
			champion = minArray[0];
			//Loop through the array and if the current element is smaller
			//then the smallest element seen so far, replace the champion
			//with the new smallest element seen so far
			for(int i = 1; i < minArray.length; i++) {
				if(minArray[i] < champion) {
					champion = minArray[i];
				}
			}
		}
		
		//returns the smallest element in the array
		return champion;
	}
}