Java ArrayList Max getMaxString(ArrayList labels, int currindx)

Description

get Max String

License

Open Source License

Return

max String index

Declaration

public static int getMaxString(ArrayList labels, int currindx) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main {
    /**
     * @return max String index
     */
    public static int getMaxString(ArrayList labels, int currindx) {
        if (labels == null || labels.isEmpty()) {
            return -1;
        }

        String currMaxString = null;
        String lastFoundedString = null;
        int currIdx = -1;

        if (currindx != -1) {
            lastFoundedString = (String) labels.get(currindx);
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < labels.size(); i++) {
            String str = (String) labels.get(i);

            if (currMaxString == null) {
                if (currindx == -1 || (str.compareToIgnoreCase(lastFoundedString) > 0)
                        || (str.compareToIgnoreCase(lastFoundedString) == 0 && currindx < i)) {
                    currIdx = i;
                    currMaxString = str;
                }
                continue;
            }

            if ((str.compareToIgnoreCase(currMaxString) < 0
                    && (lastFoundedString == null || str.compareToIgnoreCase(lastFoundedString) > 0))
                    || (str.compareToIgnoreCase(currMaxString) == 0 && currindx < i)) {
                currIdx = i;
                currMaxString = str;
            }

        }

        return currIdx;
    }
}

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