Write a java program to compare two strings lexicographically.

Java Programming Language / String in java

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Program:

public class Exercise {
public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String str1 = "This is Exercise 1";
        String str2 = "This is Exercise 2";

        System.out.println("String 1: " + str1);
        System.out.println("String 2: " + str2);

        // Compare the two strings.
        int result = str1.compareTo(str2);

        // Display the results of the comparison.
        if (result < 0)
        {
            System.out.println("\"" + str1 + "\"" +
                " is less than " +
                "\"" + str2 + "\"");
        }
        else if (result == 0)
        {
            System.out.println("\"" + str1 + "\"" +
                " is equal to " +
                "\"" + str2 + "\"");
        }
        else // if (result > 0)
        {
            System.out.println("\"" + str1 + "\"" +
                " is greater than " +
                "\"" + str2 + "\"");
        }
    }
}

Output:

String 1: This is Exercise 1
String 2: This is Exercise 2
"This is Exercise 1" is less than "This is Exercise 2"
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation:

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