1 #include <vector>
2 #include <iostream>
3 #include "printCollection.h"
4
5 using namespace std;
6
7 /**
8 * Return the maximum item in array a.
9 *Assume a.size()>0;
10 *Comparable object must provide operator< and operator=
11 */
12 template<class comparable>
13 const comparable& findMax(const vector<comparable> &rhs)
14 {
15 int maxIndex = 0;
16
17 for(int i = 0; i < rhs.size(); i++)
18 if(rhs[maxIndex] < rhs[i] )
19 maxIndex = i;
20
21 return rhs[maxIndex];
22 }
23
24 int main()
25 {
26 int ia[7] = {1, 2, 23, 13, 44, 12, 231};
27 string sa[] = {"ab", "b", "c"};
28
29 vector<int> iva(ia, ia+sizeof(ia)/sizeof(ia[0]));
30 vector<string> sva(sa, sa+sizeof(sa)/sizeof(sa[0]));
31
32 cout << findMax(iva) << endl;
33 cout << findMax(sva) << endl;
34 }
