JavaScript: How to sort three numbers

JavaScript Conditional Statement and loops: Exercise-3 with Solution

Sort Three Numbers

Write a JavaScript conditional statement to sort three numbers. Display an alert box to show the results.

Sample numbers : 0, -1, 4
Output : 4, 0, -1

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Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Assigning values to variables
var x = 0;
var y = -1;
var z = 4;

// Checking the conditions to determine the order of variables
if (x > y && x > z) {
    if (y > z) {
        console.log(x + ", " + y + ", " + z);
    } else {
        console.log(x + ", " + z + ", " + y);
    }
} else if (y > x && y > z) {
    if (x > z) {
        console.log(y + ", " + x + ", " + z);
    } else {
        console.log(y + ", " + z + ", " + x);
    }
} else if (z > x && z > y) {
    if (x > y) {
        console.log(z + ", " + x + ", " + y);
    } else {
        console.log(z + ", " + y + ", " + x);
    }
} 

Output:

4, 0, -1

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-conditional-statements-and-loops-exercise-3 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript function that sorts three numbers in descending order using only arithmetic operations.
• Write a JavaScript function that sorts three integers without using any built-in sort methods or conditional (if-else) statements.
• Write a JavaScript function that identifies the median, maximum, and minimum of three numbers by comparing their differences.
• Write a JavaScript function that orders three numbers in ascending order by leveraging the properties of the absolute difference between them.

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