Practice ยท 2 of 3
Generic max() with a Bound
Implement static <T extends Comparable<T>> T max(List<T> xs) โ
returns the largest element per natural ordering. Empty or null list
throws IllegalArgumentException. Then two call sites:
- static Integer maxInt(List<Integer> xs) delegating to max
- static String maxString(List<String> xs) delegating to max
This is the bound doing real work: compareTo would not compile without
T extends Comparable<T>.
Difficulty: intermediate
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