JavaAlgorithms/Maths/MaxValue.java

package Maths;

import java.util.Random;

public class MaxValue {

  /** Driver Code */
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Random rand = new Random();

    /* test 100 times using rand numbers */
    for (int i = 1; i <= 100; ++i) {
      /* generate number from -50 to 49 */
      int a = rand.nextInt(100) - 50;
      int b = rand.nextInt(100) - 50;
      assert max(a, b) == Math.max(a, b);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the greater of two {@code int} values. That is, the result is the argument closer to
   * the value of {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE}. If the arguments have the same value, the result is
   * that same value.
   *
   * @param a an argument.
   * @param b another argument.
   * @return the larger of {@code a} and {@code b}.
   */
  public static int max(int a, int b) {
    return a >= b ? a : b;
  }
}