/*

Write a Java program that reads 3 integers in the main() method.
Pass the 3 integers to a method called "max" that calculates the largest of the 3 numbers and returns it.
Print the largest number in main

*/

import java.util.Scanner;
class Quiz10_14
{
	/* This method called "max", accepts 3 integer parameters and returns an integer*/
	static int max(int x, int y, int z)
	{
		if( x>y && x>z)	// x is the largest
			return x;
		else if( y > x && y > z) // y is the largest
			return y;
		return z;	// will get here only if z is the largest. Would have returned x or y otherwise.
	}
	
	// The main() method
	public static void main(String [] args)
	{
		Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
		int a,b,c;
		System.out.println("Enter 3 numbers: ");
		// read in the 3 integers.
		a = in.nextInt();
		b = in.nextInt();
		c = in.nextInt();

		//function call. The returned value is stored in the integer "largest"
		int largest = max(a,b,c);
		System.out.println("The largest number is " + largest);
	}
	
}