//ItemChoice.java

public class ItemChoice
{

    public static <T extends Comparable<T>>
    T chooseItem
    (
        T item1,
        T item2,
        T item3
    )
    {
        T chosenItem = item1;

        if (item2.compareTo(chosenItem) > 0)
        {
            chosenItem = item2;
        }
        if (item3.compareTo(chosenItem) > 0)
        {
            chosenItem = item3;
        }
        return chosenItem;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Integer i1 = 1;
        Integer i2 = 8;
        Integer i3 = 5;

        System.out.println(chooseItem(i1, i2, i3));
    }
}