Java: Find the kth smallest and largest element in a specified array
Java Basic: Exercise-161 with Solution
Write a Java program to find the kth smallest and largest element in a given array. Elements in the array can be in any order.
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Sample Solution:
Java Code:
import java.util.*;
public class Solution {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Integer arr[] = new Integer[]{1, 4, 17, 7, 25, 3, 100};
int k = 2;
System.out.println("Original Array: ");
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(arr));
System.out.println("K'th smallest element of the said array: ");
Arrays.sort(arr);
System.out.print(arr[k-1] + " ");
System.out.println("\nK'th largest element of the said array:");
Arrays.sort(arr, Collections.reverseOrder());
System.out.print(arr[k-1] + " ");
}
}
Sample Output:
Original Array: [1, 4, 17, 7, 25, 3, 100] K'th smallest element of the said array: 3 K'th largest element of the said array: 25
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