java - how to make an method return both an integer array and another integer -

public class solution {  public static void main(string[] args) throws ioexception   {     bufferedreader br = new bufferedreader(new inputstreamreader(system.in));     int num = 6;     int[] sticks = new int[num];     string line = br.readline();     string[] strs = line.trim().split("\\s+");     for(int i=0;i<num;i++)     {         sticks[i] = integer.parseint(strs[i]);     }     recursion(sticks,num);   }   public static void recursion(int[] sticks,int num)   {   int min_num = findmin(sticks,num);   int cut=0;   for(int i=0;i<num;i++)     {         sticks[i] = sticks[i] - min_num;         cut++;     }     int[] res = minarray(sticks,num);     system.out.println(cut);     int len = res.length;     while(len != 0)     {     recursion(res,len);     }   } public static int findmin(int[] arr,int size)  {    int minimum = arr[0];    for(int i=0;i<size;i++)     {       if(arr[i] < minimum)                {                minimum = arr[i];                }          }      return minimum;   }  public static int[] minarray(int[] arr, int size)  {      int count=0;      int flag =0;     for(int i=0;i<size;i++)     {         if(arr[i] != 0)         {             count++;         }     }     if(count == 0)     {         flag = 1;     }     else      {         flag = 0;     }     int[] new_array = new int[count];     if(count != 0)     {     int j=0;     for(int i=0;i<size;i++)     {         if(arr[i] != 0)         {             new_array[j] = arr[i];             j++;             if(j > count)             {                 break;             }         }     }     }      return new_array;  }   } 

here minarray pass flag variable recursion method can check base class

so program tries enter 6 sticks length among 6 sticks length try find minimum length , subtract length remaining sticks lead 1 or more sticks minimum length become 0 extract non 0 elements , generate array , repeat same until sticks have exhausted. meanwhile m printing number of sticks been cut each minimum stick length.

so, if input 5 4 4 2 2 8

output : 6 4 2 1