1 d arrays :: linear search
public static void main (String[] args) { int a [] = {12, 88, 9, 456, 906}; int largest = a[0];//start at first element for (int i = 1 ; i < a.length; i++)//initialize clv to 1 { if ( a[i] > largest )//if next element is greater.. { largest = a[i] ;//..switch } System.out.println (largest); } }