Java Reference
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In this example you create three strings that you can compare using the
compareTo()
method. Enter the
following code:
public class SequenceStrings {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Strings to be compared
String string1 = "A";
String string2 = "To";
String string3 = "Z";
// Strings for use in output
String string1Out = "\"" + string1 + "\"";
// string1 with
quotes
String string2Out = "\"" + string2 + "\"";
// string2 with
quotes
String string3Out = "\"" + string3 + "\"";
// string3 with
quotes
// Compare string1 with string3
int result = string1.compareTo(string3);
if(result < 0) {
System.out.println(string1Out + " is less than " + string3Out);
} else if(result > 0) {
System.out.println(string1Out + " is greater than " +
string3Out);
} else {
System.out.println(string1Out + " is equal to " + string3Out);
}
// Compare string2 with string1
result = string2.compareTo(string1);
if(result < 0) {
System.out.println(string2Out + " is less than " + string1Out);
} else if(result > 0) {
System.out.println(string2Out + " is greater than " +
string1Out);
} else {
System.out.println(string2Out + " is equal to " + string1Out);
}
}
}
SequenceStrings.java
The example produces the following output:
