Finding the two largest numbers

[esokoletsky]

How can I find what is the two largest variables out of three, without using arrays.

[SamuelAdams]

int x,y,z;
int largestNum;

if ((x > y) && (x > z))
{// X is largest} 

Do the same for Y and Z.

[esokoletsky]

Thank you, but how do I sign first largest and second?

[lemonsugar]

int x, y, z;

if ((x > y) && (x > z))
{
        if (y > z)
        {
                cout << x << y << endl;
        }
        else
        {
                 cout << x << z << endl;
        }
}

This outputs two largest of three

Same goes for y and z and z and x

[esokoletsky]

Lemonsugar that doesn't account for z

[JLBorges]

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    int a, b, c ;
    std::cout << "enter three integers: " ;
    std::cin >> a >> b >> c ;

    // if a is smaller than b, swap a and b
    if( a < b ) { int temp = a ; a = b ; b = temp ; }
    // at this point, we know that a is not smaller than b
    // if b is smaller than c, swap b and c
    if( b < c ) { int temp = b ; b = c ; c = temp ; }
    // at this point, we know that c is not larger than either a or b

    // print out a and b; both are not smaller than c
    std::cout << "the largest two are: " << a << " and " << b << '\n' ;
}