How do I determine the highest and lowest value in user-entered input?

Question

I\'m trying to get the highest and lowest numbers entered by the user. The code below seems to be mostly working but I can\'t seem to get the right number for the lowest val

Answer 1

import java.io.*;

public class jem3{

  public static void main(String []args){
  BufferedReader dataIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));        
    int high=0;
    int lowest=0;
    int num=0;
    boolean test = true;

    System.out.println("Enter number");

    for(int a=0;a<10;a++)
    {
        try
        {
            num=Integer.parseInt(dataIn.readLine());
        }
        catch(IOException e)
        {
            System.out.println("error");
        }

        if(num>high)
        {
            high=num;
        }
        //add an initial value to 'lowest'
        if (test)
            lowest = num;
            test = false;

        if(num < lowest)
        {
            lowest = num;
        }                        
    }

    System.out.println("highest is:"+  high);
    System.out.println("lowest is: "+ lowest);
    }
}