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package com.rapidminer.tools.math.function.expressions;

import java.util.Stack;

import org.nfunk.jep.ParseException;
import org.nfunk.jep.function.PostfixMathCommand;

/**
 * Calculates the maximum of an arbitrary number of arguments.
 * 
 * @author Ingo Mierswa
 */
public class Maximum extends PostfixMathCommand {

	public Maximum() {
		// Use a variable number of arguments
		numberOfParameters = -1;
	}

	/**
	 * Calculates the result of summing up all parameters, which are assumed to
	 * be of the Double type.
	 */
	@Override
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public void run(Stack stack) throws ParseException {
		checkStack(stack);// check the stack

		// initialize the result to the first argument
		Object first = stack.pop();
		if (!(first instanceof Double)) {
			throw new ParseException(
					"Invalid parameter type, only numbers are allowed for 'min'.");
		}
		Double currentMin = (Double) first;

		int i = 1;

		// repeat summation for each one of the current parameters
		while (i < curNumberOfParameters) {
			// get the parameter from the stack
			Object param = stack.pop();

			if (param instanceof Double) {
				Double currentValue = (Double) param;
				currentMin = Math.max(currentMin, currentValue);
			} else {
				throw new ParseException(
						"Invalid parameter type, only numbers are allowed for 'avg'.");
			}

			i++;
		}

		// push the result on the inStack
		stack.push(currentMin);
	}
}