Computes the maximum value of a given BigInteger array. - Java java.lang

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Computes the maximum value of a given BigInteger array.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;
import java.math.BigInteger;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Computes the maximum value of a given BigInteger array.
     * <p>
     * @param values The given BigInteger array
     * @return The maximum value
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@literal values} is null or empty, or if it contains null
     */
    public static BigInteger maxValue(final BigInteger... values) {
        if (values == null || values.length == 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        }
        BigInteger maxValue = null;
        for (final BigInteger value : values) {
            if (value == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException();
            }
            if (maxValue == null) {
                maxValue = value;
            } else {
                maxValue = maxValue.max(value);
            }
        }
        return maxValue;
    }
}

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