String.compareTo
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public int compareTo( String anotherString )
Parameters
- anotherString
- the String to be compared.
Returns
the value 0 if the argument string is equal to
this string; a value less than 0 if this string
is lexicographically less than the string argument; and a
value greater than 0 if this string is
lexicographically greater than the string argument.
Description
Compares two strings lexicographically.
The comparison is based on the Unicode value of each character in
the strings.