{"id":16461,"date":"2023-05-18T06:57:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T06:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prepbytes.com\/blog\/?p=16461"},"modified":"2023-05-18T06:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T06:57:32","slug":"greatest-of-three-numbers-in-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/greatest-of-three-numbers-in-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest of Three Numbers in Java"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A number is an arithmetical value used in calculations and counting that represents a certain quantity. It is communicated by words, symbols, or figures. For centuries, people have used these numbers. <\/p>\n

They aid with pattern recognition and algorithm building and offer lots of entertaining features. They become one of the most fun things to experiment with in interviews and other types of questions as a result.<\/p>\n

How to Find the Greatest of Three Numbers in Java?<\/h2>\n

We will majorly discuss three approaches to find the greatest number from the three in Java. We will use if-else statements, and ternary operators to implement all our logic. Let\u2019s discuss the flowchart and algorithm first because the logic for all three approaches is the same.<\/p>\n

Flowchart for the Largest of 3 Numbers<\/h3>\n

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Algorithm to Find the Largest of Three Numbers<\/h3>\n
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  1. Start<\/li>\n
  2. Add values to A, B, and C for comparison.<\/li>\n
  3. Check whether A is Greater than B.\n
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    • If it is true, see if A is greater than C.\n
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      • If it is true, print ‘A’ as the greatest number.<\/li>\n
      • ‘C’ will be printed as the greatest number if false.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • If that is false, check if B is greater than C.\n
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        • If it is true, print ‘B’ as the highest number.<\/li>\n
        • ‘C’ will be printed as the greatest number if false.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • End<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Approaches to Find the Greatest of Three Numbers in Java<\/h3>\n
            \n
          • Using Ternary Operators<\/li>\n
          • Using If Else<\/li>\n
          • Using Collections.max() method and ArrayList Java<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Approach 1: Using the Ternary operator<\/strong>
            \nThe conditional operator’s syntax is as follows: ans = (conditional expression)? execute if true, execute if false<\/p>\n

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            • Run the statement before the colon if the condition is true.<\/li>\n
            • If the condition is false, then execute the sentence following the colon.
              \nlargest = z > (x>y ? x:y) ? z:((x>y) ? x:y);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

              x = 5, y= 10, z = 3\nlargest  = 3>(5>10 ? 5:10) ? 3: ((5>10) ? 5:10);\nlargest  = 3>10 ? 3 : 10\nlargest  = 10<\/code><\/pre>\n
              Code Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t