how to find min and max in an array MIPS - mips

Question

i can find the max perfectly fine but when it comes to finding the min, im having some trouble, my max finds the max number good but my min always prints out 0 no matter what, i cant seem to find out what is wrong with my code, does anyone see the flaw in my code?
For exmaple:
i enter in 5 integers
5 10 15 20 25
Array: 5,10,15,20,25
Min: 0
Max: 25
.text
.globl main
main:
la $a0, ask #ask user for integer thats going to be the size of the array
li $v0, 4
syscall
li $v0, 5 #store that int
syscall
move $t1,$v0 #size of my array stored in $t1
la $t0, array #load address of our array
li $t2, 0 #counter = 0
lw $t3,($t0) #initialize min = array[0]
lw $t4,($t0) #initialize max = array[0]
while:
la $a0, intask #ask user for integer
li $v0, 4
syscall
li $v0, 5 #store that int
syscall
sw $v0, ($t0) #store that int in the array
end: add $t0, $t0, 4 #increment the array to the next index
add $t2, $t2, 1 #increment the counter by 1
blt $t2, $t1,while #branch to while if counter < size of array
endw:
la $a0,display # Display "Array is: "
li $v0,4
syscall
li $t0, 0 # initilize array index value back to 0
li $t2, 0 # initial size counter back to zero
la $t0, array # load address of array back into $t0
sprint:
lw $t6,($t0) #load word into temp $t2
move $a0, $t6 #store it to a safer place
li $v0, 1 #print it out
syscall
la $a0,space # Display " "
li $v0,4
syscall
add $t0, $t0, 4 #increment the array to the next index
add $t2, $t2, 1 #increment the counter by 1
blt $t2, $t1,sprint #branch to while if counter < size of array
li $t2, 0 # initial size counter back to zero
la $t0, array # load address of array back into $t0
add $t0, $t0, 4 #increment the array to the next index
add $t2, $t2, 1 #increment the counter by 1
loop: lw $t8,($t0) # t8 = next element in array
bge $t8, $t3, notMin #if array element is >= min goto notMin
move $t3,$t8 #min = array[i]
j notMax
notMin: ble $t8,$t4, notMax #if array element is <= max goto notMax
move $t4,$t8 #max = array[i]
notMax: add $t2,$t2,1 #incr counter
add $t0,$t0, 4 #go up in index
blt $t2, $t1,loop #if counter < size, go to loop
eprint:
la $a0,nextline # Display "\n"
li $v0,4
syscall
la $a0,min # Display "min number is "
li $v0,4
syscall
move $a0, $t3 #displays min number in array
li $v0,1
syscall
la $a0,nextline # Display "\n"
li $v0,4
syscall
la $a0,max # Display "max number is "
li $v0,4
syscall
move $a0, $t4 #displays max number in array
li $v0,1
syscall
li $v0,10 # End Of Program
syscall
.data
array: .space 100
ask: .asciiz "How many numbers will be entered? no more than 15 numbers!: "
intask: .asciiz "Enter an Integer: "
min: .asciiz "The minimum number is: "
max: .asciiz "The maximum number is: "
display: .asciiz "Array: "
space: .asciiz " "
nextline: .asciiz "\n"

Answer 1

You are initializing $t3 (which is used for storing min) to array[0] before any values are stored in array, so $t3 ends up being initialized to 0.
It should be fine if you initialize $t3 to array[0] after values have been entered into array.