Find the Second Largest Element

Given an array or list of integers 'ARR', identify the second largest element in 'ARR'.

If a second largest element does not exist, return -1.

Example:

Input:
ARR = [2, 4, 5, 6, 8]
Output:
6
Explanation:

In the sequence, 8 is the largest and 6 is the second largest.

Input:

ARR = [5, 5, 5, 5, 5]

Output:

-1
Explanation:

There is no second largest element as all elements are identical.

Constraints:

  • 1 ≤ T ≤ 100 where 'T' is the number of test cases.
  • 1 ≤ N ≤ 5000 where 'N' is the number of elements in 'ARR'.
  • -10^9 ≤ ARR[i] ≤ 10^9 for each element in 'ARR'.

Note:

You do not need to print any output. Implement the function to return the desired results.

AnswerBot
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The task is to find the second largest element in an array of integers.

  • Iterate through the array and keep track of the largest and second largest elements.

  • Initialize the largest and second largest var...read more

Prachi Singh
9mo
li.stream().distinct() .sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder()).skip(1).findFirst() .ifPresentOrElse( value -> System.out.println("Second largest element: " + value), () -> System.out.println("-1") );
Anonymous
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asuming element (4 6 9 3)

here 2nd largest element is 6

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