May 8, 2022 · The compareTo method in your example specifies that when we compare two spaceships we are going to use the string value of their spaceshipClass. Furthermore, the …

Sep 13, 2018 · Integer.valueOf(2).compareTo(Integer.valueOf(1)) will yield something larger than 0 because 2 is larger than 1. Some additional points Note: It is good practice for a class that …

Jan 7, 2009 · From JavaNotes: a.compareTo(b): Comparable interface : Compares values and returns an int which tells if the values compare less than, equal, or greater than. If your class …

Comparison using compareTo does not use correlation: correlation is a symmetric property, whereas compareTo is (or at least should be) anti-symmetric, at least in the sense that …

Sep 20, 2010 · How to use the Comparable CompareTo on Strings in Java Asked 15 years, 2 months ago Modified 5 years ago Viewed 96k times

The compareTo() method in Java returns a value greater/equal/less than 0 and i know that. However, the value itself is my question. What is the difference between 2 or 4 when …

May 27, 2017 · s1.compareTo(s2) From the javadocs: The result is a negative integer if this String object lexicographically precedes the argument string. The result is a positive integer if this …

By implementing the compareTo method (coming from the Comparable interface) your are defining what is called a natural order. All sorting methods in JDK will use this ordering by default.

Oct 31, 2010 · The Java String class provides the .compareTo () method in order to lexicographically compare Strings. It is used like this "apple".compareTo ("banana"). The …

Oct 11, 2019 · This is an old question, but it contains a nugget I wanted to highlight: " compareTo() == 0 does not necessarily imply equality in all cases". This is absolutely correct! …