Java Character.compareTo(Character anotherCharacter)
Syntax
Character.compareTo(Character anotherCharacter) has the following syntax.
public int compareTo(Character anotherCharacter)
Example
In the following code shows how to use Character.compareTo(Character anotherCharacter) method.
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public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Character c1 = new Character('a');
Character c2 = new Character('b');
int result = c1.compareTo(c2);
String str1 = "Equal ";
String str2 = "First character is numerically greater";
String str3 = "Second character is numerically greater";
if (result == 0) {
System.out.println(str1);
} else if (result > 0) {
System.out.println(str2);
} else if (result < 0) {
System.out.println(str3);
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.