Here you can find the source of maxIndex(List
Parameter | Description |
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list | a list |
public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> int maxIndex(List<T> list)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w. ja v a 2 s .c o m * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Massachusetts Institute of Technology * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in * all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN * THE SOFTWARE. */ import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * Returns the index of the maximum element in the list, using the elements' * natural ordering, or -1 if the list is empty. * @param list a list * @return the index of the maximum element */ public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> int maxIndex(List<T> list) { if (list.isEmpty()) return -1; if (list.size() == 1) return 0; int best = 0; //TODO: alternative implementation for non-RandomAccess lists? for (int i = 1; i < list.size(); ++i) if (list.get(i).compareTo(list.get(best)) > 0) best = i; return best; } }