24 lines
441 B
Ruby
24 lines
441 B
Ruby
#Given an array of elements,Find the smallest and second smallest element.
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#time-complexity: O(n),Auxiliary-space:O(1)
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def find_smallest2(a)
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len=a.length
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min= second= 1.0/0.0
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for i in 0...len
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if a[i]<min
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second=min
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min=a[i]
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elsif a[i]<second
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second=a[i]
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end
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end
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return min,second
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end
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find_smallest2([1,2,3,-1,4,5,0]) # => [-1, 0] |