from what I've learned, I should be getting the min value of the array, but instead I am getting a large negative number that doesn't exist in my array.
int size;
size = sizeof(array) / sizeof(array[0]);
int min;
min = array[0];
for(int i = 1; i <= size; i++) {
if(array[i] < min){
min = array[i];
}
}
But for some reason I am getting a large negative number: -9.25596e+061
for(int i = 1; i <= size; i++) {
//^^^^array index out of bound, since array index starts from 0
if(array[i] < min){
min = array[i];
}
}
You should only compare elements in your array. You tried to access memory not belonging to the array, so you have strange values in that memory.
Your code should look like this:
int min = array[0];
for(int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
if(array[i] < min){
min = array[i];
}
}
[0], and the last element is at [length-1]