public class Largest {
 
  /**
  * Return the largest element in a list.
  *
  * @param list A list of integers
  * @return The largest number in the given list
  */
  public static int largest(int[] list) {
    int index, max=Integer.MAX_VALUE;
    for (index = 0; index < list.length-1; index++) {
      if (list[index] > max) {
        max = list[index];
      }
    }
    return max;
  }
}