# code to get second highest number without sort.
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict ;

my @arr = qw(4 4 0 -1 -2 2 0 1) ;

my $f = $arr[0] ;
my $s = $arr[0] ;

for (my $i=1 ; $i<@arr; $i++) {
    if ($arr[$i] > $f) {
        $s = $f ;
        $f = $arr[$i] ;
    } elsif (($arr[$i] > $s || (($f == $s))) && $arr[$i]!=$f) {
        $s = $arr[$i] ;
    }
}
if ($f == $s) {
    print "\n there is no second greatest number" ;
} else {
    print "\n second highest number : $s" ;
}

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In reply to Re: How to get 2nd highest value from an array? by Nilotpal_1984
in thread How to get 2nd highest value from an array? by rsiedl

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