Short compareTo() method in Java with Examples
The compareTo() method of Short class is a built in method in Java which is used to compare twoShort objects numerically.
Syntax:
public int compareTo(Short otherShort)
Parameters : This method accepts a mandatory parameter otherShort which is the Short object to be compared.
Return type : It returns an int value. It returns:
- 0 if ‘otherShort’ is equal to ‘thisShort’,
- a positive value ‘thisShort’ is lesser than ‘otherShort’,
- a negative value ‘otherShort’ is greater than ‘thisShort’
Below is the implementation of compareTo() method in Java:
Example 1:
// Java code to demonstrate// Short compareTo() method  class GFG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // creating a Short object        Short a = new Short("4");          // creating a Short object        Short b = new Short("4");          // compareTo method in Short class        int output = a.compareTo(b);          // printing the output        System.out.println("Comparing " + a                           + " and " + b + " : "                           + output);    }} |
Output:
Comparing 4 and 4 : 0
Example 2:
// Java code to demonstrate// Short compareTo() method  class GFG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // creating a Short object        Short a = new Short("4");          // creating a Short object        Short b = new Short("2");          // compareTo method in Short class        int output = a.compareTo(b);          // printing the output        System.out.println("Comparing " + a                           + " and " + b + " : "                           + output);    }} |
Output:
Comparing 4 and 2 : 2
Example 3:
// Java code to demonstrate// Short compareTo() method  class GFG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // creating a Short object        Short a = new Short("2");          // creating a Short object        Short b = new Short("4");          // compareTo method in Short class        int output = a.compareTo(b);          // printing the output        System.out.println("Comparing " + a                           + " and " + b + " : "                           + output);    }} |
Output:
Comparing 2 and 4 : -2
