11 May String compareTo(Object o) method in Java

The compareTo(Object o) method in Java compares the String to another Object.

Syntax

Let us see the syntax,

int compareTo(Object o);

Parameters

Let us see the parameters,

• O – object

Example

The following is an example of compareTo(Object o),

public class StudyopediaDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
	 
     int value;
     String msg1 = "Welcome to Australia!";
     String msg2 = new String("Welcome to Australia!");
	 
     System.out.println("String one: " +msg1);
     System.out.println("String two: "+msg2);
      
     value = msg1.compareTo( msg2 );
     System.out.println(value);
  } 
}

Output

The following is the output,