Leaders in Array in Java: Explanation & Practice

Find all leaders in an array

Problem summary

A leader is an element greater than all elements to its right. Rightmost is always a leader.

Starter code

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[] arr = {16, 17, 4, 3, 5, 2}; // Test case 1
        
        // Find and print leaders (right to left order)
        // Print space-separated
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

Leaders in [16,17,4,3,5,2]
```
2 5 17
```
Descending = all leaders
```
4 3 2 1
```
Ascending = only last
```
5
```

Hints

Start from rightmost element
Track maximum seen so far
If current > max, it's a leader

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