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- The method compareTo () compares the numeric object that the method calls,
- with the argument. When working with numbers, the compareTo () method in Java allows you to compare two numbers of the same type, for example, byte, long, integer, etc. However, you can not compare two different types of arguments and numeric objects, calling the method they must be of the same type.
Syntax
public int compareTo( NumberSubClass referenceName )click below button to copy the code. By - java tutorial - team
Options
Detailed information about the parameters:
- referenceName - must be byte, double, integer, float, long or short.
Return value
- If Integer is equal to the argument, 0 is returned.
- If the Integer is less than the argument, -1 is returned.
- If Integer is greater than argument, then 1 is returned.
Sample Code
public class Test{
public static void main(String args[]){
Integer x = 5;
System.out.println(x.compareTo(3));
System.out.println(x.compareTo(5));
System.out.println(x.compareTo(8));
}
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Output
1
0
-1