import java.util.Scanner; // 注意类名必须为 Main, 不要有任何 package xxx 信息 public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in); // 注意 hasNext 和 hasNextLine 的区别 int a = in.nextInt(); int i = 0, max = 0, min = 0; while (in.hasNextInt()) { // 注意 while 处理多个 case int b = in.nextInt(); if(i == 0) { max = b; min = b; } else { if(b > max) { max = b; } if(b < min) { min = b; } } i++; if(i == a) { System.out.println(Math.abs(max - min)); break; } } } }