public class OneLineMaximum { public static void main(String args[]){ int[] candidate={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1}; int bestscore; bestscore=-1; int k; int n; n=candidate.length; k=7; for(int i=0;i<k;i++){ if(candidate[i]>bestscore){ bestscore=candidate[i]; } } for(int i=k;i<n;i++){ if(candidate[i]>bestscore){ System.out.println(i); return; } } System.out.println(n-1); } }