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/*
Program 


#include <stdio.h>              //including stdio.h for printf and other functions
#include<conio.h>


int main()                        //default function for call
{
	int a[100],n,i,j, temp;
	printf("Array size: ");
        scanf("%d",&n);
        printf("Elements: ");
        
      for(i=0;i<n;i++)
    {
        scanf("%d",&a[i]);
    }
	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)                     //Loop for ascending ordering
	{
		for (j = 0; j < n; j++)             //Loop for comparing other values
		{
			if (a[j] > a[i])                //Comparing other array elements
			{
				tmp = a[i];         //Using temporary variable for storing last value
				a[i] = a[j];            //replacing value
				a[j] = tmp;             //storing last value
			}  
		}
	}
	printf("\n\nAscending : ");                     //Printing message
	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)                     //Loop for printing array data after sorting
	{
		printf(" %d ", a[i]);
	}
	for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)                     //Loop for descending ordering
	{
		for (j = 0; j < n; j++)             //Loop for comparing other values
		{
			if (a[j] < a[i])                //Comparing other array elements
			{
				tmp = a[i];         //Using temporary variable for storing last value
				a[i] = a[j];            //replacing value
				a[j] = tmp;             //storing last value
			}
		}
	}
	printf("\n\nDescending : ");                    //Printing message
	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)                     //Loop for printing array data after sorting
	{
		printf(" %d ", a[i]);                   //Printing data
	}

	return 0;          //returning 0 status to system
getch();
}

//Ouput
/*

Array size: 10

Elements :  3  4  7  6  5  1  2  8  10  9

Ascending :  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

Descending :  10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1
*/