longestStreak method

public class MyProgram
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("e5");
        longestStreak("teeeeest");
    }

    public static void longestStreak (String str) {
        char char1;
        char char2 = ' ';
        int count = 1;
        char letter = ' ';

        int max = Integer.MIN_VALUE;

        for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
            char1 = str.charAt(i);
            if(i < str.length()-1) {
                    char2 = str.charAt(i+1);
            }

            if (char1 == char2) {
                count++;
            }
            else {
                if(max >= Math.max(max, count)) {
                    letter = char1;
                }
                max = Math.max(max, count);
                count = 1;
            }
        }
        System.out.println(letter + " " + max);
    }
}