maximumProduct.java

import java.util.*;

public class maximumProduct{
	public static void main(String[] args){
		int array[]={-1,-2,-3,0,1,2};
		int product=maximum_product(array);
		System.out.println(product);
	}
    public static int maximum_product(int[] nums) {
        int min1 = Integer.MAX_VALUE, min2 = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        int max1 = Integer.MIN_VALUE, max2 = Integer.MIN_VALUE, max3 = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
        for (int n: nums) {
            if (n <= min1) {
                min2 = min1;
                min1 = n;
            } else if (n <= min2) {     // n lies between min1 and min2
                min2 = n;
            }
            if (n >= max1) {            // n is greater than max1, max2 and max3
                max3 = max2;
                max2 = max1;
                max1 = n;
            } else if (n >= max2) {     // n lies betweeen max1 and max2
                max3 = max2;
                max2 = n;
            } else if (n >= max3) {     // n lies betwen max2 and max3
                max3 = n;
            }
        }
        return Math.max(min1 * min2 * max1, max1 * max2 * max3);
    }
    
}