NumbersLine | Topcoder Archive

Problem Statement

You are given a String line containing a list of integers, each separated by one or more spaces. Given an int givenNumber, return the smallest int in line that is strictly greater than givenNumber. Return -1 if there is no such number in line.

Definition

Class:: NumbersLine
Method:: getLeast
Parameters:: String, int
Returns:: int
Method signature:: int getLeast(String line, int givenNumber)
(be sure your method is public)

Notes

line may contain leading and/or trailing spaces.

Constraints

line will contain between 1 and 50 characters, inclusive.
Each character in line will be either a digit ('0'-'9') or a space (' ').
line will contain a list of integers, separated by one or more spaces, where each integer is between 1 and 1000, inclusive, with no leading zeros.
line will contain at least one integer.
givenNumber will be between 1 and 1000, inclusive.

Examples

```
"1 2 3 4 5"
```
```
2
```
```
Returns: 3
```
3 is the smallest number strictly greater than 2.
```
"120 450 780"
```
```
1000
```
```
Returns: -1
```
There are no numbers strictly greater than 1000.

" 45  253 645 400   676 567   "

Returns: 45

" 45 253 645 400 676 567   "

Returns: 567

" 568   769 436  432 457 563 567 311  34 3    2 9"

Returns: 563

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