Class FindLargest

java.lang.Object
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public class FindLargest
extends java.lang.Object

Class FindLargest illustrates two methods for finding the largest value in an array. The first method, findLargest(int[]), works only on arrays of integers. The second method, findLargest(Comparable[]), works on arrays that contain elements of any type that implements the Java Comparable interface.


Constructor Summary
FindLargest()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object findLargest(java.lang.Comparable[] objects)
          Return the largest element in the given array of comparable objects.
 int findLargest(int[] numbers)
          Return the largest element in the given array of integers.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

FindLargest

public FindLargest()
Method Detail

findLargest

public int findLargest(int[] numbers)
Return the largest element in the given array of integers. Return Integer.MIN_VALUE if the array is null or empty.

findLargest

public java.lang.Object findLargest(java.lang.Comparable[] objects)
Return the largest element in the given array of comparable objects. Return null if the array is null or empty.