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// ---------------------------------------------------------------
//
// This program reads a list of numbers from the command line and
// determines whether or not they are in descending order.
//
// usage:
//    inlabAa  number [number ...]
// ---------------------------------------------------------------

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

const int SIZE = 10                // size of the array

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int i;                // loop counter
    bool descending;      // true if the list is in descending order
    int list[size];       // array to hold the list
    int lstSize;          // the number of integers in the list

    // Set listSize to the number of integers on the command line,
    // or the size of the array, whichever is smaller.
    if ( argc-1 > SIZE )
        listSize = SIZE;
    else
        listSize = argc - 1;


    // convert the numbers on the command line from ASCII to
    // integer and store them in the list.
    for (i = 1; i < listSize; i++)
        list[i] = atoi(argv[i]);

    // Check each pair of adjacent integers to see if the one with
    // the lower index has a lower value.
    for (i = 0, descending = true; (i < listSize) && descending; ++i)
        descending = (list[i] > list[i+1]);

    // Inform the user of the result
    if (descending)
        cout << "The list is in descending order.\n";
    else
        cout << "The list is NOT in descending order.\n";

    return(descending);
}