3Sum Closest

    public int threeSumClosest(int[] num, int target) {
        // Start typing your Java solution below
        // DO NOT write main() function
        if(num.length < 3) return Integer.MIN_VALUE;
        Arrays.sort(num);
        int result = num[0] + num[1] + num[2];//pay attention here to initiate the result
        for(int i = 0; i < num.length - 2; i++){
            int start = i + 1;
            int end = num.length - 1;
            while(start < end) {
                int sum = num[i] + num[start] + num[end];     
                if(Math.abs(sum - target) < Math.abs(result - target)) result = sum;
                if(sum == target) {
                    result = target;
                    return result;
                }else if(sum < target) {
                    start++;
                }else {
                    end--;
                }
            }
        }
        return result;
    }