Having a problem with arrays as parmater in JAVA!!!

[apoorvc3]

Here's the problem and the solution that I could do. It has some errors. Can anyone please correct this program and make it work. Any help is greatly appreciated.


Problem : Write a method called Spread() which accepts an array of integers as a parameter and returns the spread, i.e., the difference between the largest and the smallest elements of the array. Write a main() method to test your method.


import java.util.*;
public class MaxMin
{
private int[] list;
public static int Spread(int [] list);
{
int max, min, dif;
max=list[0];
min=list[0];
for(int j = 0; j < list.length; j++)
{
if (max < list[j])
max=list[j];
if (min > list[j])
min=list[j];
}
dif = (max - min);
return (dif);
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int a;
int arraySize;
Scanner input=new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("How many numbers do you wish to enter: ");
arraySize = input.nextInt();
System.out.println();
int[] list = new int[arraySize];
System.out.print("\nEnter your numbers: ");
for(int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++)
{
list[i] = input.nextInt();
}
MaxMin object=new MaxMin();
System.out.print("\nThe difference between the maximum and minimum is: "+ object.Spread(list));
}
}

[piratepops]

You have a semicolon at the end of the method header for Spread().:

public static int Spread(int [] list);

remove the semicolon, and all should be well.

[Kinda Electroni]

/**
 * Write a description of class Spread here.
 * 
 * @author (your name) 
 * @version (a version number or a date)
 */
import java.util.*;
public class MaxMin
{
private int[] list;
public static int Spread(int [] list)
{
int max, min, dif;
max=list[0];
min=list[0];
for(int j = 0; j < list.length; j++)
{
if (max < list[j])
max=list[j];
if (min > list[j])
min=list[j];
}
dif = (max - min);
return (dif);
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int a;
int arraySize;
Scanner input=new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("How many numbers do you wish to enter: ");
arraySize = input.nextInt();
System.out.println(); 
int[] list = new int[arraySize]; 
System.out.print("\nEnter your numbers: ");
for(int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++) 
{
list[i] = input.nextInt();
}
MaxMin object=new MaxMin();
System.out.print("\nThe difference between the maximum and minimum is: "+ object.Spread(list));
}
}

[apoorvc3]

Thankyou very much....Now its working perfectly......