public class Test {

  public static <T extends Comparable<T>> int countGreaterThan(T[] anArray, T elem) {
    int count = 0;
    for (T e : anArray) {
      if (e.compareTo(elem) > 0) {
        ++count;
      }
    }
    return count;
  }
   //////////

  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
    Integer[] arr = new Integer[3];
    arr[0] = 5;
    arr[1] = 7;
    arr[2] = 9;
    Integer elem = 6;
    System.out.println(" total is " + Test.countGreaterThan(arr, elem));

  }

}