How to find maximum value of set of variables

Question

I was wondering if anyone could help me find the maximum value of a set of variables and assign them to another variable. Here is a snippet of my code that may help with understanding what I am talking about.

// Ask for quarter values.
    System.out.println("What is the value of the first quarter?");
    firstQuarter = input.nextDouble();

    System.out.println("What is the value of the second quarter?");
    secondQuarter = input.nextDouble();

    System.out.println("What is the value of the third quarter?");
    thirdQuarter = input.nextDouble();

    System.out.println("What is the value of the fourth quarter?");
    fourthQuarter = input.nextDouble();

    //Tell client the maximum value/price of the stock during the year.     
    //maxStock = This is where I need help 
    System.out.println("The maximum price of a stock share in the year is: $" + maxStock + ".");

Answer 1

I believe now in Java 8 the most concise version would look like this:

DoubleStream.of(firstQuarter , secondQuarter , thirdQuarter , fourtQuarter).max();