Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Comparator; import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * * @param <T> * @param a * variable number of arguments of type <T> * @return */ public static <T extends Comparable<T>> T lowestValue(T... a) { if (null == a || a.length <= 0) return null; List<T> list = new ArrayList<T>(); for (T t : a) { if (null != t) { list.add(t); } } Collections.sort(list); return list.get(0); } /** * This API is to get the lowest value from a List. The input objects need * to implement Comparable. * * * @param <T> * The type of the object the input list can contain and also the * return type of the method * @param list * @return * @author sabuj.das */ public static <T extends Comparable<T>> T lowestValue(List<T> list) { if (list == null || list.isEmpty()) { return null; } Collections.sort(list); return list.get(0); } /** * * @param <T> * @param list * @param comparator * @return * @author sabuj.das */ public static <T> T lowestValue(List<T> list, Comparator<T> comparator) { if (list == null || list.isEmpty()) { return null; } Collections.sort(list, comparator); return list.get(0); } }