Method max

lib/java/util/Collections.java:1661–1672

Searches the specified collection for the maximum element. @param collection the collection to search. @return the maximum element in the Collection. @throws ClassCastException when an element in the collection does not implement Comparable or elements can

(
            Collection<? extends T> collection)

     *             other.
     */
    public static <T extends Object & Comparable<? super T>> T max(
            Collection<? extends T> collection) {
        Iterator<? extends T> it = collection.iterator();
        T max = it.next();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            T next = it.next();
            if (max.compareTo(next) < 0) {
                max = next;
            }
        }
        return max;
    }

    /**
     * Searches the specified collection for the maximum element using the