compareTo

[Ahmad Mudassir]

Hi,
could any one tell about the following code.
String s5 = "AMIT";
String s6 = "amit";
System.out.println(s5.compareTo(s6));
System.out.println(s6.compareTo(s5));
System.out.println(s6.compareTo(s6));
it would print
-32
32
0
how we calculate -32 and 32

[bindu john]

Hi
In the first case "AMIT" is compared with "amit".In the ASCII table 'A' got a value 65[decimal] and 'a' got value 97.
return type of compareTo is int which is 65-97 ie -32.
reverse is the case for second case
Bindu
[This message has been edited by bindu john (edited October 17, 2000).]