Find the max of 3 numbers in Java with different data types

Question

Say I have the following three constants:

final static int MY_INT1 = 25;
final static int MY_INT2 = -10;
final static double MY_DOUBLE1 = 15.5;

Answer 1

if you want to do a simple, it will be like this

// Fig. 6.3: MaximumFinder.java
// Programmer-declared method maximum with three double parameters.
import java.util.Scanner;

public class MaximumFinder
{
  // obtain three floating-point values and locate the maximum value
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    // create Scanner for input from command window
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    // prompt for and input three floating-point values
    System.out.print(
      "Enter three floating-point values separated by spaces: ");
    double number1 = input.nextDouble(); // read first double
    double number2 = input.nextDouble(); // read second double
    double number3 = input.nextDouble(); // read third double

    // determine the maximum value
    double result = maximum(number1, number2, number3);

    // display maximum value
    System.out.println("Maximum is: " + result);
  }

  // returns the maximum of its three double parameters          
  public static double maximum(double x, double y, double z)     
  {                                                              
    double maximumValue = x; // assume x is the largest to start

    // determine whether y is greater than maximumValue         
    if (y > maximumValue)                                       
      maximumValue = y;                                        

    // determine whether z is greater than maximumValue         
    if (z > maximumValue)                                       
      maximumValue = z;                                        

    return maximumValue;                                        
  }                                                              
} // end class MaximumFinder

and the output will be something like this

Enter three floating-point values separated by spaces: 9.35 2.74 5.1
Maximum is: 9.35

References Java™ How To Program (Early Objects), Tenth Edition