List<Integer> myList = new ArrayList<>(); for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++){ myList.add(i); } //gets highest number in the list int highestNumber = Collections.max(myList); System.out.Println(highestNumber); //output: 9
int max = (The provided List).stream().max((i1,i2)->(i1>i2)?1:(i1<i2)-1:0).get();