get closest value to a number in array

Question

I have an array of positive/negative ints

int[] numbers = new int[10];
numbers[0] = 100;
numbers[1] = -34200;
numbers[2] = 3040;
numbers[3] = 400433;
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Answer 1

cdistance = numbers[c] - myNumber. You're not taking the absolute value of the difference. If myNumber is a lot greater than numbers[c] or if numbers[c] is negative, the comparison will register as the "minimum difference".

Take for example the case where numbers[c] = -34200. numbers[c] - myNumber would then be -34690, a lot less than the distance.

Also, you should initialize distance to a large value, as no solution has been found at the start.