Answer:
In Java:
import java.util.*;
class Main {
public static void minGap(int intArray[], int arrlength) {
if(arrlength <2){return;}
int minm = Math.abs(intArray[1] - intArray[0]);
for (int i = 2; i < arrlength; i++)
minm = Math.min(minm, Math.abs(intArray[i] - intArray[i - 1]));
System.out.print("Minimum Gap = " + minm);
}
public static void main(String arg[]) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
int arrlength;
System.out.print("Array Length: ");
arrlength = input.nextInt();
int[] intArray = new int[arrlength];
for(int i = 0;i<arrlength;i++){
intArray[i] = input.nextInt();
}
minGap(intArray, arrlength);
} }
Explanation:
The minGap method begins here
public static void minGap(int intArray[], int arrlength) {
This checks if array length is 1 or 0. If yes, the program returns nothing
if(arrlength <2){return;}
If otherwise, this initializes the minimum gap to the difference between the 0 and 1 indexed array elements
int minm = Math.abs(intArray[1] - intArray[0]);
This iterates through the array elements
for (int i = 2; i < arrlength; i++)
This checks for the minimum gap
minm = Math.min(minm, Math.abs(intArray[i] - intArray[i - 1]));
At the end of the iteration, the minimum gap is printed
System.out.print("Minimum Gap = " + minm);
}
The main method begins here
public static void main(String arg[]) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
This declares the length of the array
int arrlength;
This prompts the user for array length
System.out.print("Array Length: ");
This gets the user input
arrlength = input.nextInt();
This declares the array
int[] intArray = new int[arrlength];
The following iteration gets input for the array
for(int i = 0;i<arrlength;i++){
intArray[i] = input.nextInt();
}
This calls the minGap method
minGap(intArray, arrlength);
}
