compareValues

function compareValues(listOfTheValues){

list = listOfTheValues

var bestValue

bestValue = list[0]
// set the bestValue to the first one in the last

// run through the remainder of the list
for(var i:int = 1;i<=list.length-1;i++){
if(list[i] > bestValue){
bestValue = list[i]
}

// if any of the list items are better (greater in this case) than the current bestValue, replace the bestValue

}

// return the bestValue once the list has been ran though
return bestValue
}