Maximum Element In The Matrix

Write a program to find the maximum element in the matrix.

Input Format:

The input consists of (m*n+2) integers. The first integer corresponds to m, the number of rows in the matrix and the second integer corresponds to n, the number of columns in the matrix. The remaining integers correspond to the elements in the matrix. The elements are read in row-wise order, the first row first, then second row and so on. Assume that the maximum value of m and n is 10.

Sample Input:

Enter the number of rows in the matrix

3

Enter the number of columns in the matrix

2

Enter the elements in the matrix

4 5

6 9

0 3

Sample Output:

The maximum element is 9

Program Code:

#include<stdio.h>

#include<malloc.h>

int** create(int m, int n)

{

    int **a, i;

    a= (int **)malloc(m*sizeof(int *));

    for(i=0; i<m; i++)

    {

        *(a+i) = (int *)malloc(n*sizeof(int ));

    }

    return a;

}

void read(int **a, int m, int n)

{

    int i, j;

    for(i=0; i<m; i++)

    {

        for(j=0; j<n; j++)

        {

            scanf("%d", (*(a+i)+j));

        }

    }

}

int findMax(int **a, int m, int n)

{

    int i, j,big=-9999;

    

    for(i=0; i<m; i++)

    {

        for(j=0; j<n; j++)

          {

              if(big<(*(*(a+i)+j)))

              {

                  big=(*(*(a+i)+j));

              }

          }

    }

    return big;

}

int main()

{

    int **a, m, n;

    printf("Enter the number of rows in the matrix\n");

    scanf("%d",&m);

    printf("Enter the number of columns in the matrix\n");

    scanf("%d",&n);

    printf("Enter the elements in the matrix\n");

    a = create(m,n);

    read(a,m,n);

    printf("The maximum element is %d", findMax(a,m,n));

    return 0;

}