solves #2496: Maximum Value of a String in an Array in java

Author: anishLearnsToCode

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-| 2496 | [Maximum Value of a String in an Array](https://leetcode.com/problems/maximum-value-of-a-string-in-an-array)                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                   |
+| 2496 | [Maximum Value of a String in an Array](https://leetcode.com/problems/maximum-value-of-a-string-in-an-array)                                                           |                                                                               [![Java](assets/java.png)](src/MaximumValueOfAStringInAnArray.java)                                                                                |                                                                                                                                   |
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Diff for: src/MaximumValueOfAStringInAnArray.java

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+// https://leetcode.com/problems/maximum-value-of-a-string-in-an-array
+// T: O(|strings| * |strings[i]|)
+// S: O(1)
+
+public class MaximumValueOfAStringInAnArray {
+    public int maximumValue(String[] strings) {
+        int max = -1;
+        for (String string : strings) {
+            max = Math.max(max, value(string));
+        }
+        return max;
+    }
+
+    private int value(String string) {
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(string);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return string.length();
+        }
+    }
+}