package Maths; public class FindMaxRecursion { public static void main(String[] args) { int[] array = {2, 4, 9, 7, 19, 94, 5}; int low = 0; int high = array.length - 1; assert max(array, low, high) == 94; assert max(array, array.length) == 94; } /** * Get max of array using divide and conquer algorithm * * @param array contains elements * @param low the index of the first element * @param high the index of the last element * @return max of {@code array} */ public static int max(int[] array, int low, int high) { if (low == high) { return array[low]; //or array[high] } int mid = (low + high) >>> 1; int leftMax = max(array, low, mid); //get max in [low, mid] int rightMax = max(array, mid + 1, high); //get max in [mid+1, high] return Math.max(leftMax, rightMax); } /** * Get max of array using recursion algorithm * * @param array contains elements * @param len length of given array * @return max value of {@code array} */ public static int max(int[] array, int len) { return len == 1 ? array[0] : Math.max(max(array, len - 1), array[len - 1]); } }