static int getClosestToZero(int[] ints) {

int closestIndex = -1;

Arrays.sort(ints);

for (int x = 0, y = 0; x < ints.length; ++x, --y) {

System.out.println(Arrays.toString(ints));

System.out.println(x + " " + y + " " + Arrays.binarySearch(ints, x) + " " + Arrays.binarySearch(ints, y));

closestIndex = Arrays.binarySearch(ints, x) >= 0 ? Arrays.binarySearch(ints, x) : Arrays.binarySearch(ints, y) >= 0 ? Arrays.binarySearch(ints, y) : -1;

System.out.println("closestIndex: " + closestIndex );

if (closestIndex >= 0) break;

}

return ints[closestIndex];

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

int[] ints = { -9, 8, 2, -5, 7, -1 };

System.out.println(getClosestToZero(ints));

}