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String compareTo(String anotherString)
Description
This method compares two strings lexicographically.
Syntax
Here is the syntax of this method −
int compareTo(String anotherString)
Parameters
Here is the detail of parameters −
anotherString − the String to be compared.
Return Value
The value 0 if the argument is a string lexicographically equal to this string; a value less than 0 if the argument is a string lexicographically greater than this string; and a value greater than 0 if the argument is a string lexicographically less than this string.
Example
public class Test { public static void main(String args[]) { String str1 = "Strings are immutable"; String str2 = "Strings are immutable"; String str3 = "Integers are not immutable"; int result = str1.compareTo( str2 ); System.out.println(result); result = str2.compareTo( str3 ); System.out.println(result); result = str3.compareTo( str1 ); System.out.println(result); } }
This will produce the following result −
Output
0 10 -10
java_strings.htm
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