Max element in an Array

[mew]

I have following array and I want to find the largest value in it. I know I can write a for loop and get the max value. But is there some read made method that Java provides for this very task

Code:

int []array = new int[10];

for(int i=0;i<10;i++)
	array[i] = i;

[hardwired]

Code:

import java.util.Arrays;
...
        int[] n = { 3, 7, 4, 6, 5 };
        int max = -Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        for(int j = 0; j < n.length; j++) {
            if(n[j] > max)
                max = n[j];
        }
        System.out.println("loop max = " + max);
        System.out.println("original = " + Arrays.toString(n));
        Arrays.sort(n);
        System.out.println("sorted n = " + Arrays.toString(n));
        System.out.println("sorted max = " + n[n.length-1]);

[ravian]

Yes, Arrays.sort can serve the purpose. Try it.

[mew]

Thank you all of you.
It work fine.

[wsaryada]

You may also use the Collections and Arrays class in-collaboration to get the maximum or the minimum value of an array. The code will be something like:

Code:

Collections.max(Arrays.asList(n));

On the other hand to get the minimum value of an array the code will be:

Code:

Collections.min(Arrays.asList(n));

[mew]

Thanks wsaryada. But I think the way you mentioned will be a little slower than Arrays.sort.