find the 3rd maximum number in a list of 25 numbers

[biridimba]

hi all!!!

i'm daniele from italy and this is my first message.
here's the problem:

i have a list of 25 numbers and i have to find the 3 maximum values then, in these 3 values, the minimum one and return it to the program.

i've searched the documentation in various classes: string, hashmap, biginteger, bigdecimal, collection and so on... all that i have herd something but nothing usefull was found.

any idea or hint on how to solve this problem???

thanks to all and see you around!!!

 

[stefanwagner]

Did you find: java.util.Collections.sort (List <T> list)?

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[sedj]

or heck - just a simple loop !

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[biridimba]

thanks guys but i think to have found a better solution searching with google now at home:

Arrays.sort(int[] vect)

eh eh
just what i was looking for!!!

thanks anyway and i hope this will be usefull for other people...