Java examples for java.util:Collection Algorithm
max value from Collection
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Collection; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { Collection list = java.util.Arrays.asList("asdf", "java2s.com"); System.out.println(max(list)); }/* w w w. ja va2 s .c o m*/ public static Number max(Collection<Number> list) { Number max = list.iterator().next(); for (Number item : list) { if (item.floatValue() > max.floatValue()) { max = item; } } return max; } }