int compareTo(String otherString) Performs a lexical comparison : String class « Utility Classes « SCJP

1. SCJP
2. Utility Classes
3. String class

less than 0 if the current string is less than otherString, 
equal to 0 if the strings are identical, 
greater than 0 if the current string is greater than otherString.


public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    String s = "a";
    String t = "t";
    System.out.println(s.compareTo(t));
  }
}

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