Question

Task:
1. I will write in clients printwriter min(2,3,4,5,6)

1. this msz goes to servers buffered reader.

1. server needs to answer the minimum number and print.

how to deal with this min(parameters) ,, server reads it as string.

to find minimum, i have to convert this min(param.) into a real arraylist in server.

Server code of how i did the date is given below, want answer in similar format.

if (msgFromClient != null && msgFromClient.equalsIgnoreCase("DATE()")) { 
                    OutputStream clientOut = client.getOutputStream(); 
                    PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(clientOut, true); 
                    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
                    Date date = new Date();
                    System.out.println(dateFormat.format(date));
                    String ansMsg = dateFormat.format(date); 
                    pw.println(ansMsg);
                }

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You’ve already answered your own question…

1. Convert the String into an array-based Object
2. Find the minimum value
3. Return the answer as a String

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