The latest articles on DEV Community by Jeffrey Bodin (@jeffreybodin). https://dev.to/jeffreybodin https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F472035%2F3b7bc4e0-a99f-4138-8746-448ee5e8fb92.jpg https://dev.to/jeffreybodin en Jeffrey Bodin Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:59:06 +0000 https://dev.to/jeffreybodin/answer-how-might-i-find-the-largest-number-contained-in-a-javascript-array-4cmo https://dev.to/jeffreybodin/answer-how-might-i-find-the-largest-number-contained-in-a-javascript-array-4cmo <div class="ltag__stackexchange--container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title-container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title"> <h1> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--7Gn-iPj_--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackoverflow-logo-b42691ae545e4810b105ee957979a853a696085e67e43ee14c5699cf3e890fb4.svg" alt=""> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1379553/how-might-i-find-the-largest-number-contained-in-a-javascript-array/30060894#30060894" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="title-flare">answer</span> re: How might I find the largest number contained in a JavaScript array? </a> </h1> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--post-metadata"> <span>May 5 '15</span> </div> </div> <a class="ltag__stackexchange--score-container" href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1379553/how-might-i-find-the-largest-number-contained-in-a-javascript-array/30060894#30060894" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Y9mJpuJP--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-up-eff2e2849e67d156181d258e38802c0b57fa011f74164a7f97675ca3b6ab756b.svg" alt=""> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--score-number"> 29 </div> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--wif5Zq3z--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-down-4349fac0dd932d284fab7e4dd9846f19a3710558efde0d2dfd05897f3eeb9aba.svg" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--body"> <p>Use:</p> <pre><code>var arr = [1, 2, 3, 4]; var largest = arr.reduce(function(x,y) { return (x &gt; y) ? x : y; }); console.log(largest); </code></pre> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--btn--container"> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1379553/how-might-i-find-the-largest-number-contained-in-a-javascript-array/30060894#30060894" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Full Answer</a> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--LGlrickL--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/7dqnt6jpsldyr6c0mvb2.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--LGlrickL--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/7dqnt6jpsldyr6c0mvb2.png" alt="Alt Text"></a></p> javascript reference