Java Collection Max getMaximumElementLength(final Collection collection)

Description

Returns the maximum length of any element in a Collection.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
collection	the collection in question

Return

the length of the longest element

Declaration

public static int getMaximumElementLength(final Collection<String> collection) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  w  w w . j  a  v a  2 s  .c o  m
 * Copyright (c) 2012 Fabian Hirschmann <fabian@hirschmann.email>
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import java.util.Collection;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the maximum length of any element in a Collection.
     *
     * @param collection the collection in question
     * @return the length of the longest element
     */
    public static int getMaximumElementLength(final Collection<String> collection) {
        int max = 0;
        for (Object object : collection) {
            if (object.toString().length() > max) {
                max = object.toString().length();
            }
        }
        return max;
    }
}

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