import java.util.*;
/**
 *
 * @author jordanpeck
 */
public class SMALLESTfour {



    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Scanner kybd = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter 4 Integers: ");
        int num1 = kybd.nextInt(); //user enter first number
        int num2 = kybd.nextInt(); //user enter second number
        int firstsmaller = num1; //the new 'firstsmaller' value is now num1
        int secondsmaller = num2; //the new value of second smaller is now num2
        int getsmall1 = (smaller(firstsmaller,secondsmaller));//run numbers through method smaller() returning smallest value

        int num3 = kybd.nextInt(); //user enter number 3
        int num4 = kybd.nextInt(); //user enter number 4

        firstsmaller = num3; //the new 'firstsmaller' value is now num3
        secondsmaller = num4; //the new value of second smaller is now num4

        int getsmall2 = (smaller(firstsmaller,secondsmaller)); //get smallest from num3 and num4 returned through smaller() method

        firstsmaller = getsmall1; //firstsmaller is now the smallest from the first section (num1 num2)
        secondsmaller = getsmall2; //secondsmaller is now smallest from the second section (num3 num4) run through method again

        System.out.println("Smallest Number is: " + smaller(firstsmaller, secondsmaller)); //output final values of first/secondsmaller

    }

   public static int smaller (int firstsmaller, int secondsmaller) //gets the smallest of firstsmaller and second smaller
           //everytime they're passed to it
   {
       int smallest = 0; //set smallest to 0

       if
          (firstsmaller < secondsmaller) //if firstsmaller is less than secondsmaller, return firstsmaller as the smallest value
          smallest = firstsmaller; //if secondsmaller is less than firstsmaller, return secondsmaller as the smallest value
       else
           smallest = secondsmaller; //else vice versa

       return smallest; //return this value, which has become the value of either firstsmaller or secondsmaller, whichever was smallest
       }





}