How to implement a generic `max(Comparable a, Comparable b)` function in Java?

Question

I\'m trying to write a generic max function that takes two Comparables.

So far I have

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Answer 1

I've written a utility class for this. Maybe you find it useful (the library is Open Source):

http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/util/Comparables.html

Homepage:

http://www.softsmithy.org

Download:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/softsmithy/files/softsmithy/

Maven:

  
    org.softsmithy.lib  
    lib-core  
    0.1