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VB.Net program to find the smallest element from the array of integers

Here, we are going to learn how to find the smallest element from the array of integers in VB.Net?
Submitted by Nidhi, on December 07, 2020 [Last updated : March 06, 2023]

Smallest element in an integer array

Here, we will create an array of integers and then find the smallest elements in the array, after that print the smallest element on the console screen.

Program/Source Code:

The source code to find the smallest element from the array of integers is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

VB.Net code to find the smallest element in an integer array

'VB.Net program to find the smallest element 
'from the array of integers.

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Dim arr As Integer() = New Integer(5) {}
        Dim small As Integer = 0
        Dim i As Integer = 0

        Console.WriteLine("Enter array elements: ")
        For i = 0 To 4 Step 1
            Console.Write("Element[{0}]: ", i)
            arr(i) = Integer.Parse(Console.ReadLine())
        Next

        'Find smallest elements from array
        small = arr(0)
        For i = 1 To 4 Step 1
            If (small > arr(i)) Then
                small = arr(i)
            End If
        Next
        Console.WriteLine("Smallest element in array is: {0}", small)
    End Sub
    
End Module

Output

Enter array elements:
Element[0]: 6
Element[1]: 3
Element[2]: 1
Element[3]: 2
Element[4]: 4
Smallest element in array is: 1
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation

In the above program, we created a module Module1 that contains a function Main().

In the Main() method we created an array arr and an integer variable small, which is initialized with 0.

Console.WriteLine("Enter array elements: ")
For i = 0 To 4 Step 1
    Console.Write("Element[{0}]: ", i)
    arr(i) = Integer.Parse(Console.ReadLine())
Next

In the above code, we read the value of the array elements.

'Find smallest elements from array
small = arr(0)
For i = 1 To 4 Step 1
    If (small > arr(i)) Then
        small = arr(i)
    End If
Next

Console.WriteLine("Smallest element in array is: {0}", small)

In the above code, we found the smallest element from the array and then print the smallest element on the console screen.

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