compareTo() function in Java

compareTo() function :- It is usaully used to compare strings.

Syntax : Str1.compareTo(Str2)

let be assume we have two String which is str1 & str2.

• if str1>str2 then compareTo function will give positive value .
• if str1 < str2 then compareTo function will give negative value .
• if str1 is equal to str2 then compareTo function will give zero value.

In this below code , we have seen that compareTo function give positive value 👇👇

In this below code , we have seen that compareTo function give negative value.👇👇

But here is one question are arised why we use this function we have already a equality function (==) . Its answer is simple equality function doesn’t work in many places let me so you some example here.

Let’s compare equality function & compareTo function here 👇👇

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