#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
 
int findMin(int [], int);
 
int main()
{
    const int MAXELS= 5;
    int nums[MAXELS] = {2, 18, 1, 27, 16};
 
    cout << "The minimum value is " << findMin(nums, MAXELS) << endl;
 
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}
 
// find the minimum value
int findMin(int vals[], int MAXELS)
{
    int i, min = vals[0];
 
    for (i = 1; i >= MAXELS; i++)
    if (min >= vals[i])
    min = vals[i];
 
    return min;
}