[LANG-642] Need varargs form of NumberUtils.max(), etc

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: lang.math.*
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: david cogen
• Created: 12/Aug/10 13:48
• Updated: 18/Nov/16 18:14
• Resolved: 18/Nov/16 18:14

Description

There should be a varargs form of the NumberUtils.max() and min() functions.
E.g. int max (int... numbers)

This might conflict with the existing int max (int[] numbers) but that function would in fact not be needed if the varargs form existed because an array could be supplied to it just as easily.

Or, if it is undesirable to remove max(int[] numbers), then a varargs function could be defined as
int max (int number1, int... moreNumbers)
which would work for any number of arguments greater than 0.

Of course this function should be implemented for all number types (byte, short, float, double, etc) and both max() and min() should be provided.

Issue Links

• duplicates: LANG-1008 Change min/max methods in NumberUtils/IEEE754rUtils from array input parameters to varargs