Java Reference
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Try It Out - Ordering Strings
We will just create three strings that we 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
if(string1.compareTo(string3) < 0) {
System.out.println(string1Out + " is less than " + string3Out);
} else {
if(string1.compareTo(string3) > 0)
System.out.println(string1Out + " is greater than " + string3Out);
else
System.out.println(string1Out + " is equal to " + string3Out);
}
// Compare string2 with string1
if(string2.compareTo(string1) < 0) {
System.out.println(string2Out + " is less than " + string1Out);
} else {
if(string2.compareTo(string1) > 0)
System.out.println(string2Out + " is greater than " + string1Out);
else
System.out.println(string2Out + " is equal to " + string1Out);
}
}
}
The example will produce the output:
"A" is less than "Z"
"To" is greater than "A"
