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public class MainClass {
// determines the largest of three Comparable objects
public static <T extends Comparable<T>> T maximum(T x, T y, T z) {
T max = x; // assume x is initially the largest
if (y.compareTo(max) > 0)
max = y; // y is the largest so far
if (z.compareTo(max) > 0)
max = z; // z is the largest
return max; // returns the largest object
} // end method maximum
public static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.printf("Maximum of %d, %d and %d is %d\n\n", 3, 4, 5, maximum(3, 4, 5));
System.out.printf("Maximum of %.1f, %.1f and %.1f is %.1f\n\n", 6.6, 8.8, 7.7, maximum(6.6,
8.8, 7.7));
System.out.printf("Maximum of %s, %s and %s is %s\n", "pear", "apple", "orange", maximum(
"pear", "apple", "orange"));
}
}
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