public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { float f1 = 5.5f; float f2 = 5.4f; int i1 = Float.compare(f1, f2); if (i1 > 0) { System.out.println(">"); } else if (i1 < 0) { System.out.println("<"); } else { System.out.println("="); } Float fObj1 = new Float("5.5"); Float fObj2 = new Float("5.4"); int i2 = fObj1.compareTo(fObj2); if (i2 > 0) { System.out.println(">"); } else if (i2 < 0) { System.out.println("<"); } else { System.out.println("="); } } }