find the largest number in javascript array code example

Example 1: find biggest number in javascript array

var peopleData = [ 
    { name: "Paul", height: 180, age: 21 },
    { name: "Johnny", height: 198, age: 43 },
    { name: "Brad", height: 172, age: 49 },
    { name: "Dwayne", height: 166, age: 15 }
];

//Find biggest height number
var maxHeight = 0;

for (var i = 0; i < heights.length; i++) {
    if (peopleData[i].height > maxHeight) {
        maxHeight = peopleData[i].height;
      //if you console.log(maxHeight); you should get 198
    }
}

Example 2: javascript set value to the largest value in an array

//get min/max value of arrays
function getArrayMax(array){
   return Math.max.apply(null, array);