Here you can find the source of max(int[] a)
public static int max(int[] a)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w ww . java 2 s.c o m*/ * Copyright 2006-2015 WebPKI.org (http://webpki.org). * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * */ public class Main { public static int max(int[] a) { return a[indexOfMax(a)]; } public static int indexOfMax(int[] a) { if (a.length == 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Empty array."); } else { int r = 0; for (int i = 1; i < a.length; i++) { if (a[i] > a[r]) { r = i; } } return r; } } }