import java.util.Collection; class X { public Foo test(Collection collection) { Foo result = null; int resultWeight = -1; for (Foo foo : collection) { int fooWeight = foo.getWeight(); if (result == null || resultWeight <= fooWeight) { result = foo; resultWeight = fooWeight; } } if (result == null) { throw new RuntimeException(); } return result; } } interface Foo { int getWeight(); }