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Java.lang.Short.compareTo() Method
Description
The java.lang.Short.compareTo() method compares two Short objects numerically.
Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.lang.Short.compareTo() method
public int compareTo(Short anotherShort)
Parameters
anotherShort − This is the Short to be compared.
Return Value
This method returns the value 0 if this Short is equal to the argument Short, a value less than 0 if this Short is numerically less than argument Short; and a value greater than 0 if this Short is numerically greater than the argument Short.
Exception
NA
Example
The following example shows the usage of java.lang.Short.compareTo() method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.lang.*; public class ShortDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { // create short object and assign value to it short val1 = 50, val2 = 200, val3 = 50; Short Shortval1 = new Short(val1); Short Shortval2 = new Short(val2); Short Shortval3 = new Short(val3); // returns less than 0 if this Short is less than the argument Short int cmp = Shortval1.compareTo(Shortval2); System.out.println("" + Shortval1 + " is less than " + Shortval2 + ", difference = " + cmp); // returns 0 if this Short is equal to the argument Short cmp = Shortval1.compareTo(Shortval3); System.out.println("" + Shortval1 + " is equal to " + Shortval3 + ", difference = " + cmp); // returns greater than if this Short is greater than the argument Short cmp = Shortval2.compareTo(Shortval1); System.out.println("" + Shortval2 + " is more than " + Shortval1 + ", difference = " + cmp); } }
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
50 is less than 200, difference = -150 50 is equal to 50, difference = 0 200 is more than 50, difference = 150
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