feat: add elements_between_first_and_second_max function to retrieve elements between first and second maximum values

lab3_task1_funcation_block_arg/main.rb

@@ -1,11 +1,36 @@
+
+
 def indices_sorted_by_descending_values(array)
     indices = array.each_with_index.to_a
     sorted_indices = indices.sort_by { |(element, index)| -element }
     result = sorted_indices.map { |(element, index)| index }
     result
 end
+
+
+def elements_between_first_and_second_max(array)
+    max_value = array.max
+    max_indices = array.each_with_index.select { |element, index| element == max_value }.map { |_, index| index }
+    if max_indices.size >= 2
+      first_max_index = max_indices[0]
+      second_max_index = max_indices[1]
+    else
+      second_max_value = array.select { |element| element != max_value }.max
+      return [] if second_max_value.nil?
   
+      first_max_index = array.index(max_value)
+      second_max_index = array.index(second_max_value)
+    end
+    first_max_index, second_max_index = [first_max_index, second_max_index].sort
+    array[(first_max_index + 1)...second_max_index]
+end
+  
+
 # Ex
 array = [5, 3, 8, 1, 7]
 puts "Indices in order of decreasing elements:"
 puts indices_sorted_by_descending_values(array).join(", ")
+
+array = [5, 1, 8, 3, 8, 7]
+puts "Elements between first and second maximum:"
+puts elements_between_first_and_second_max(array).join(", ")