There is an ArrayList which stores integer values. I need to find the maximum value in this list. E.g. suppose the arrayList stored values are : 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
and the max
value would be 50
.
What is the efficient way to find the maximum value?
@Edit : I just found one solution for which I am not very sure
ArrayList<Integer> arrayList = new ArrayList<Integer>(); arrayList.add(100); /* add(200), add(250) add(350) add(150) add(450)*/ Integer i = Collections.max(arrayList)
and this returns the highest value.
Another way to compare the each value e.g. selection sort or binary sort algorithm
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Answer
You can use the Collections API
to achieve what you want easily – read efficiently – enough
Javadoc for Collections.max
Collections.max(arrayList);
Returns the maximum element of the given collection, according to the natural ordering of its elements. All elements in the collection must implement the Comparable interface.