// FILE: Largest.cpp
// FINDS THE LARGEST NUMBER IN A SEQUENCE OF INTEGER VALUES

#include <iostream.h>	// needed for cin and cout
#include <limits.h>	// needed for INT_MIN

int main ()
{
   // Local data ...
   int item_value;	// each data value
   int largest_so_far;	// largest value so far
   int min_value;		// the smallest integer

   // Initialize largest_so_far to the smallest integer.
   min_value = INT_MIN;
   largest_so_far = min_value;

   // Save the largest number encountered so far.
   cout << "Finding the largest value in a sequence: " << endl;
   do
   {
      cout << "Enter an integer or " << min_value << " to stop: ";
      cin >> item_value;
      if (item_value > largest_so_far)
         largest_so_far = item_value;	// save new largest number
   }  while (item_value != min_value);

   cout << "The largest value entered was " << largest_so_far
        << endl;

   return 0;
}