My issue: I wrote my questions in bold in the comments of the code Java code:  import java.util.Scanner; public class DescendingOrder { // TODO: Write a void method selectionSortDescendTrace() that takes // an integer array and the number of elements in the array as arguments, // and sorts the array into descending order. public static void selectionSortDescendTrace(int [] numbers, int numElements) { //my code starts here int i; int j; int elementIndex; int temp; //loop in ascending order using textbook example for (i=0; i < numElements-1; ++i) { index=i; for (j=i+1; j < numElements; ++j) { if (numbers[j] < numbers[elementIndex]) { elementIndex=j; } } //swap using textbook example temp=numbers[i]; numbers[i]=numbers[elementIndex]; numbers[elementIndex]=temp; //I don't know how to put it in descending order. Is it using a loop? //where do I put in descending order? Is it in the method definitions or main method ???  } } //my code ends here public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in); int input, i = 0; int numElements = 0; int [] numbers = new int[10]; // TODO: Read in a list of up to 10 positive integers; stop when // -1 is read. Then call selectionSortDescendTrace() method. //my code starts here for (i=0; i < numbers.length; ++i) { input=scnr.nextInt(); numbers[i]=input; if (numbers[i]==-1) { break; numElements++; } //selectionSortDescendTrace(); //what goes inside the parenthesis??? //my code ends here } }

My issue:

I wrote my questions in bold in the comments of the code

Java code: 

import java.util.Scanner;

public class DescendingOrder {
// TODO: Write a void method selectionSortDescendTrace() that takes
// an integer array and the number of elements in the array as arguments,
// and sorts the array into descending order.
public static void selectionSortDescendTrace(int [] numbers, int numElements) {
//my code starts here
int i;
int j;
int elementIndex;
int temp;
//loop in ascending order using textbook example
for (i=0; i < numElements-1; ++i) {
index=i;
for (j=i+1; j < numElements; ++j) {
if (numbers[j] < numbers[elementIndex]) {
elementIndex=j;
}
}
//swap using textbook example
temp=numbers[i];
numbers[i]=numbers[elementIndex];
numbers[elementIndex]=temp;

//I don't know how to put it in descending order. Is it using a loop?
//where do I put in descending order? Is it in the method definitions or main method ??? 
}
}
//my code ends here


public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);

int input, i = 0;
int numElements = 0;
int [] numbers = new int[10];

// TODO: Read in a list of up to 10 positive integers; stop when
// -1 is read. Then call selectionSortDescendTrace() method.

//my code starts here

for (i=0; i < numbers.length; ++i) {
input=scnr.nextInt();
numbers[i]=input;
if (numbers[i]==-1) {
break;
numElements++;
}
//selectionSortDescendTrace(); //what goes inside the parenthesis???

//my code ends here

}
}