Smallest value in string array

[jmo5262]

I need to find the index of the smallest value in a string array alphabetically. Here is what I have but this is not working.

  int smallest(const string source[], int low, int high)
{
	int index;
	for(int i=low;i<=high;i++)
	{
		if(source[i]<=source[i+1])
			index=i;
	}
	return index;
}

[giblit]

if(source[i]<=source[i+1]) shouldn't you be comparing the current smallest to the current element?

Something like:

unsigned smallest(std::string const source[], unsigned const low, unsigned const high)
{
    unsigned index = low;
    for(unsigned i = low + 1; i <= high; ++i)
   {
        if(source[i] < source[index])
        {
            index = i;
        }
    }
    return index;    
}

[jmo5262]

THANK YOU!