Hi Java Experts,
I am preparing to attend a basic java test, the examiner given provided sample questions and answers to practice the test, one of them is
1. Write a function that accepts an array of non-negative integers and returns the second largest integer in the array. Return -1 if there is no second largest.
The signature of the function is
int f(int[ ] a)
Examples:
| if the input array is | return |
|---|
| {1, 2, 3, 4} | 3 |
| {{4, 1, 2, 3}} | 3 |
| {1, 1, 2, 2} | 1 |
| {1, 1} | -1 |
| {1} | -1 |
| {} | -1 |
In the signature what I understood is, I should write my function with the given signature,
the return type is "int"
method name is "f"
parameter is "a" right ?
Could anybody help me to understand the answer for further insights ? writing my doubts beside the particular line in the code
public static void main() // In the answer why they didn't use the class ? In main method why they didn't use parameters ?(String[] args)
{
a1(new int[]{1, 2, 3, 4}); // what is "a1" here is it array name ? this line initializing the array ?
a1(new int[]{4, 1, 2, 3});
a1(new int[]{1, 1, 2, 2});
a1(new int[]{1, 1});
a1(new int[]{1});
a1(new int[]{});
}
static int a1(int[] a) // what is "a" here parameter ? and "a1" is method name ? why they used the array name and method name same ?
{
int max1 = -1;
int max2 = -1;
for (int i=0; i<a.length; i++)
{
if (a[i] > max1)
{
max2 = max1; max1 = a[i];
}
else if (a[i] != max1 && a[i] > max2)
max2 = a[i];
}
return max2;
}
Please help me,
Thanks.