String Method compareTo - Java Sample Program

//The String method compareTo
Filename: String Comparison.java

public class StringComparison
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String str1 = "Hello"; //Line 1
String str2 = "Hi"; //Line 2
String str3 = "Air"; //Line 3
String str4 = "Bill"; //Line 4
String str5 = "Bigger"; //Line 5

System.out.println("Line 6: " + "str1.compareTo(str2) evaluates to " + str1.compareTo(str2)); //Line 6
System.out.println("Line 7: " + "str1.compareTo(\"Hen\") evaluates to " + str1.compareTo("Hen")); //Line 7

System.out.println("Line 8: " + "str4.compareTo(str3) evaluates to " + str4.compareTo(str3)); //Line 8
System.out.println("Line 9: " + "str1.compareTo(\"hello\") evaluates to " + str1.compareTo("hello")); //Line 9
System.out.println("Line 10: " + "str2.compareTo(\"Hi\") evaluates to " + str2.compareTo("Hi")); //Line 10
System.out.println("Line 11: " + "str4.compareTo(\"Billy\") evaluates to " + str4.compareTo("Billy")); //Line 11
System.out.println("Line 12: " +  "str5.compareTo(\"Big\") evaluates to " + str5.compareTo("Big")); //Line 12
System.out.println("Line 13: " + "str1.compareTo(\"Hello \") evaluates to " + str1.compareTo("Hello ")); //Line 13
}
}

/*
Sample Output:
Line 6: str1.compareTo(str2) evaluates to –4
Line 7: str1.compareTo("Hen") evaluates to –2
Line 8: str4.compareTo(str3) evaluates to 1
Line 9: str1.compareTo("hello") evaluates to –32
Line 10: str2.compareTo("Hi") evaluates to 0
Line 11: str4.compareTo("Billy") evaluates to –1
Line 12: str5.compareTo("Big") evaluates to 3
Line 13: str1.compareTo("Hello ") evaluates to -1
*/