find second highest value in array javascript code example

Example 1: find second largest number in array javascript

var secondMax = function (){ 
    var arr = [20, 120, 111, 215, 54, 78]; // use int arrays
    var max = Math.max.apply(null, arr); // get the max of the array
    arr.splice(arr.indexOf(max), 1); // remove max from the array
    return Math.max.apply(null, arr); // get the 2nd max
};

Example 2: second largest number in array javascript

['20','120','111','215','54','78'].sort(function(a, b) { return b - a; })[1];
// '120'