public class Middle {
	/** Returns the value that, if a, b, and c were sorted,
	  * would be in the middle. */
	public static int middle(int a, int b, int c) {

		int temp;

		// Swap b and c if out of order
		if (b > c) {
			temp = b;
			b = c;
			c = temp;
		}
		// b <= c
		if (a <= b) {
			// a <= b <= c
			return b;
		}
		// a and c are both greater than b
		return Math.min(a, c);
	}
}