LargestElement.java

package array;

public class LargestElement {

    static int findLargestElement(int[] nums) {
        int start = 0;
        int end = nums.length - 1;
        int largestElement = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
        int count = 0;

        while (start < end) {
            if (nums[start] > nums[end] && nums[start] > largestElement) {
                largestElement = nums[start];
                count++;
                start++;
                end--;
            }
            if (nums[end] > nums[start] && nums[end] > largestElement) {
                largestElement = nums[end];
                count++;
                start++;
                end--;
            }
            count++;
            start++;
            end--;
        }
        System.out.println(count);
        return largestElement;

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[] arr = {2, 5, 1, 28, 3, 0, 11, -12, 19, 56};
        System.out.println(findLargestElement(arr));
    }
}