VIPSolutionsGenerate a flowchart that implements the following algorithm in a subroutine. The subroutine ’ s inputs are the address of an array of 2 - byte signed values, a one - bye length of the array, a maximum value, and a minimum value. The subroutine must change all array values that are lower than the input minimum value to the minimum value, and it must similarly change all array values greater than the maximum value to the maximum ( i . e . it caps all array values to the minimum and maximum values ) . The subroutine returns the number of values that were changed, or , if the supplied minimum was greater than the maximum, it returns - 1 .
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Generate a flowchart that implements the following algorithm in a subroutine. The subroutine ’ s inputs are the address of an array of 2 - byte signed values, a one - bye length of the array, a maximum value, and a minimum value. The subroutine must change all array values that are lower than the input minimum value to the minimum value, and it must similarly change all array values greater than the maximum value to the maximum ( i . e . it caps all array values to the minimum and maximum values ) . The subroutine returns the number of values that were changed, or , if the supplied minimum was greater than the maximum, it returns - 1 .
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Certainly! Below is a **flowchart description** for the subroutine you described, followed by a text-based **ASCII flowchart** and a step-by-step breakdown.
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### **Flowchart Description**
**Inputs:**
- `array_addr`: Address of array of 2-byte signed values
- `length`: 1-byte length of array
- `max_val`: Maximum allowed value
- `min_val`: Minimum allowed value
**Outputs:**
- Returns the number of values changed
- Or returns -1 if `min_val > max_val`
**Algorithm:**
1. **Start**
2. **Check:** Is `min_val > max_val`?
- Yes: **Return -1** and **End**
- No: Proceed to next step
3. **Initialize** `changed_count` to 0
4. **For** each element in the array (`i` from 0 to `length-1`):
1. **If** array[i] < `min_val`
- Set array[i] = `min_val`
- Increment `changed_count`
2. **Else if** array[i] > `max_val`
- Set array[i] = `max_val`
- Increment `changed_count`
3. **Else:** Do nothing
5. **Return** `changed_count`
6. **End**
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### **ASCII Flowchart**
```
┌────────────┐
│ Start │
└─────┬──────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ min_val > max_val ? │
└─────┬─────────────┬─────────┘
│Yes │No
▼ ▼
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────┐
│ Return -1 │ │ changed_count = 0 │
└────┬────────┘ └─────────┬───────────┘
│ │
│ ▼
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │ For i = 0 to length-1 │
│ │ ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ array[i] < min_val? │ │
│ │ └─────┬───────┬────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │Yes │No │
│ │ ▼ ▼ │
│ │ array[i]=min_val │ │
│ │ changed_count++ │ │
│ │ ▼ │
│ │ array[i] > max_val? │
│ │ ┌──────┬──────┐ │
│ │ │Yes │No │ │
│ │ ▼ ▼ │ │
│ │ array[i]=max_val │ │ │
│ │ changed_count++ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ └────────────────────┴──────┘ │
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────┐
│ Return changed_count│
└─────────┬───────────┘
│
▼
┌──────┐
│ End │
└──────┘
```
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### **Step-by-Step Breakdown**
1. **Start**
2. **If** `min_val > max_val`
- **Return** -1
- **End**
3. **Set** `changed_count = 0`
4. **Loop** over each element:
- **If** element < min_val, set element = min_val, increment `changed_count`
- **Else if** element > max_val, set element = max_val, increment `changed_count`
- **Else** do nothing
5. **Return** `changed_count`
6. **End**
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