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Java String compareTo()

El Classe Java String compareTo() El mètode compara la cadena donada amb la cadena actual lexicogràficament. Retorna un nombre positiu, negatiu o 0.

Compara cadenes sobre la base del valor Unicode de cada caràcter de les cadenes.

Si la primera cadena és lexicogràficament més gran que la segona, retorna un nombre positiu (diferència del valor del caràcter). Si la primera cadena és menor que la segona cadena lexicogràficament, retorna un nombre negatiu, i si la primera cadena és lexicogràficament igual a la segona cadena, retorna 0.

 if s1 &gt; s2, it returns positive number if s1 <s2, 0 it returns negative number if s1="=" s2, < pre> <h3>Syntax</h3> <pre> public int compareTo(String anotherString) </pre> <p>The method accepts a parameter of type String that is to be compared with the current string.</p> <p>It returns an integer value. It throws the following two exceptions:</p> <p> <strong>ClassCastException:</strong> If this object cannot get compared with the specified object.</p> <p> <strong>NullPointerException:</strong> If the specified object is null.</p> <h2>Internal implementation</h2> <pre> int compareTo(String anotherString) { int length1 = value.length; int length2 = anotherString.value.length; int limit = Math.min(length1, length2); char v1[] = value; char v2[] = anotherString.value; int i = 0; while (i <limit) { char ch1="v1[i];" ch2="v2[i];" if (ch1 !="ch2)" return - ch2; } i++; length1 length2; < pre> <h2>Java String compareTo() Method Example</h2> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample{ public static void main(String args[]){ String s1=&apos;hello&apos;; String s2=&apos;hello&apos;; String s3=&apos;meklo&apos;; String s4=&apos;hemlo&apos;; String s5=&apos;flag&apos;; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s2));//0 because both are equal System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s3));//-5 because &apos;h&apos; is 5 times lower than &apos;m&apos; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s4));//-1 because &apos;l&apos; is 1 times lower than &apos;m&apos; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s5));//2 because &apos;h&apos; is 2 times greater than &apos;f&apos; }} </pre> <span> Test it Now </span> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> 0 -5 -1 2 </pre> <h2>Java String compareTo(): empty string</h2> <p>When we compare two strings in which either first or second string is empty, the method returns the length of the string. So, there may be two scenarios:</p> <ul> <li>If <strong>first</strong> string is an empty string, the method returns a <strong>negative</strong> </li> <li>If <strong>second</strong> string is an empty string, the method returns a <strong>positive</strong> number that is the length of the first string.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample2.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample2{ public static void main(String args[]){ String s1=&apos;hello&apos;; String s2=&apos;&apos;; String s3=&apos;me&apos;; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s2)); System.out.println(s2.compareTo(s3)); }} </pre> <span> Test it Now </span> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> 5 -2 </pre> <h3>Java String compareTo(): case sensitive</h3> <p>To check whether the compareTo() method considers the case sensitiveness of characters or not, we will make the comparison between two strings that contain the same letters in the same sequence.</p> <p>Suppose, a string having letters in uppercase, and the second string having the letters in lowercase. On comparing these two string, if the outcome is 0, then the compareTo() method does not consider the case sensitiveness of characters; otherwise, the method considers the case sensitiveness of characters.</p> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample3.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample3 { // main method public static void main(String argvs[]) { // input string in uppercase String st1 = new String(&apos;INDIA IS MY COUNTRY&apos;); // input string in lowercase String st2 = new String(&apos;india is my country&apos;); System.out.println(st1.compareTo(st2)); } } </pre> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> -32 </pre> <p> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> It is obvious by looking at the output that the outcome is not equal to zero. Hence, the compareTo() method takes care of the case sensitiveness of characters.</p> <h3>Java String compareTo(): ClassCastException</h3> <p>The <strong>ClassCastException</strong> is thrown when objects of incompatible types get compared. In the following example, we are comparing an object of the ArrayList (al) with a string literal (&apos;Sehwag&apos;).</p> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample4.java</p> <pre> // import statement import java.util.*; class Players { private String name; // constructor of the class public Players(String str) { name = str; } } public class CompareToExample4 { // main method public static void main(String[] args) { Players ronaldo = new Players(&apos;Ronaldo&apos;); Players sachin = new Players(&apos;Sachin&apos;); Players messi = new Players(&apos;Messi&apos;); ArrayList al = new ArrayList(); al.add(ronaldo); al.add(sachin); al.add(messi); // performing binary search on the list al Collections.binarySearch(al, &apos;Sehwag&apos;, null); } } </pre> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> Exception in thread &apos;main&apos; java.lang.ClassCastException: class Players cannot be cast to class java.lang.Comparable </pre> <h3>Java String compareTo(): NullPointerException</h3> <p>The NullPointerException is thrown when a null object invokes the compareTo() method. Observe the following example.</p> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample5.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample5 { // main method public static void main(String[] args) { String str = null; // null is invoking the compareTo method. Hence, the NullPointerException // will be raised int no = str.compareTo(&apos;India is my country.&apos;); System.out.println(no); } } </pre> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> Exception in thread &apos;main&apos; java.lang.NullPointerException at CompareToExample5.main(CompareToExample5.java:9) </pre> <hr></limit)></pre></s2,>

El mètode accepta un paràmetre de tipus String que s'ha de comparar amb la cadena actual.

Retorna un valor enter. Llança les dues excepcions següents:

ClassCastException: Si aquest objecte no es pot comparar amb l'objecte especificat.

NullPointerException: Si l'objecte especificat és nul.

denominació de les convencions de Java

Implementació interna

 int compareTo(String anotherString) { int length1 = value.length; int length2 = anotherString.value.length; int limit = Math.min(length1, length2); char v1[] = value; char v2[] = anotherString.value; int i = 0; while (i <limit) { char ch1="v1[i];" ch2="v2[i];" if (ch1 !="ch2)" return - ch2; } i++; length1 length2; < pre> <h2>Java String compareTo() Method Example</h2> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample{ public static void main(String args[]){ String s1=&apos;hello&apos;; String s2=&apos;hello&apos;; String s3=&apos;meklo&apos;; String s4=&apos;hemlo&apos;; String s5=&apos;flag&apos;; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s2));//0 because both are equal System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s3));//-5 because &apos;h&apos; is 5 times lower than &apos;m&apos; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s4));//-1 because &apos;l&apos; is 1 times lower than &apos;m&apos; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s5));//2 because &apos;h&apos; is 2 times greater than &apos;f&apos; }} </pre> <span> Test it Now </span> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> 0 -5 -1 2 </pre> <h2>Java String compareTo(): empty string</h2> <p>When we compare two strings in which either first or second string is empty, the method returns the length of the string. So, there may be two scenarios:</p> <ul> <li>If <strong>first</strong> string is an empty string, the method returns a <strong>negative</strong> </li> <li>If <strong>second</strong> string is an empty string, the method returns a <strong>positive</strong> number that is the length of the first string.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample2.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample2{ public static void main(String args[]){ String s1=&apos;hello&apos;; String s2=&apos;&apos;; String s3=&apos;me&apos;; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s2)); System.out.println(s2.compareTo(s3)); }} </pre> <span> Test it Now </span> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> 5 -2 </pre> <h3>Java String compareTo(): case sensitive</h3> <p>To check whether the compareTo() method considers the case sensitiveness of characters or not, we will make the comparison between two strings that contain the same letters in the same sequence.</p> <p>Suppose, a string having letters in uppercase, and the second string having the letters in lowercase. On comparing these two string, if the outcome is 0, then the compareTo() method does not consider the case sensitiveness of characters; otherwise, the method considers the case sensitiveness of characters.</p> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample3.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample3 { // main method public static void main(String argvs[]) { // input string in uppercase String st1 = new String(&apos;INDIA IS MY COUNTRY&apos;); // input string in lowercase String st2 = new String(&apos;india is my country&apos;); System.out.println(st1.compareTo(st2)); } } </pre> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> -32 </pre> <p> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> It is obvious by looking at the output that the outcome is not equal to zero. Hence, the compareTo() method takes care of the case sensitiveness of characters.</p> <h3>Java String compareTo(): ClassCastException</h3> <p>The <strong>ClassCastException</strong> is thrown when objects of incompatible types get compared. In the following example, we are comparing an object of the ArrayList (al) with a string literal (&apos;Sehwag&apos;).</p> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample4.java</p> <pre> // import statement import java.util.*; class Players { private String name; // constructor of the class public Players(String str) { name = str; } } public class CompareToExample4 { // main method public static void main(String[] args) { Players ronaldo = new Players(&apos;Ronaldo&apos;); Players sachin = new Players(&apos;Sachin&apos;); Players messi = new Players(&apos;Messi&apos;); ArrayList al = new ArrayList(); al.add(ronaldo); al.add(sachin); al.add(messi); // performing binary search on the list al Collections.binarySearch(al, &apos;Sehwag&apos;, null); } } </pre> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> Exception in thread &apos;main&apos; java.lang.ClassCastException: class Players cannot be cast to class java.lang.Comparable </pre> <h3>Java String compareTo(): NullPointerException</h3> <p>The NullPointerException is thrown when a null object invokes the compareTo() method. Observe the following example.</p> <p> <strong>FileName:</strong> CompareToExample5.java</p> <pre> public class CompareToExample5 { // main method public static void main(String[] args) { String str = null; // null is invoking the compareTo method. Hence, the NullPointerException // will be raised int no = str.compareTo(&apos;India is my country.&apos;); System.out.println(no); } } </pre> <p> <strong>Output:</strong> </p> <pre> Exception in thread &apos;main&apos; java.lang.NullPointerException at CompareToExample5.main(CompareToExample5.java:9) </pre> <hr></limit)>
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Java String compareTo(): ​​cadena buida

Quan comparem dues cadenes en què la primera o la segona cadena està buida, el mètode retorna la longitud de la cadena. Per tant, hi pot haver dos escenaris:

  • Si primer string és una cadena buida, el mètode retorna a negatiu
  • Si segon string és una cadena buida, el mètode retorna a positiu nombre que és la longitud de la primera cadena.

Nom de l'arxiu: CompareToExample2.java

 public class CompareToExample2{ public static void main(String args[]){ String s1=&apos;hello&apos;; String s2=&apos;&apos;; String s3=&apos;me&apos;; System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s2)); System.out.println(s2.compareTo(s3)); }} 
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 5 -2 

Java String compareTo(): ​​distingeix entre majúscules i minúscules

Per comprovar si el mètode compareTo() té en compte la distinció entre majúscules i minúscules dels caràcters o no, farem la comparació entre dues cadenes que contenen les mateixes lletres en la mateixa seqüència.

Suposem que una cadena té lletres en majúscules i la segona cadena té les lletres en minúscules. En comparar aquestes dues cadenes, si el resultat és 0, el mètode compareTo() no considera la distinció entre majúscules i minúscules dels caràcters; en cas contrari, el mètode considera la distinció entre majúscules i minúscules dels caràcters.

Nom de l'arxiu: CompareToExample3.java

 public class CompareToExample3 { // main method public static void main(String argvs[]) { // input string in uppercase String st1 = new String(&apos;INDIA IS MY COUNTRY&apos;); // input string in lowercase String st2 = new String(&apos;india is my country&apos;); System.out.println(st1.compareTo(st2)); } } 

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 -32 

Conclusió: És obvi mirant la sortida que el resultat no és igual a zero. Per tant, el mètode compareTo() té cura de la distinció entre majúscules i minúscules dels caràcters.

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Java String compareTo(): ​​ClassCastException

El ClassCastException es llança quan es comparen objectes de tipus incompatibles. A l'exemple següent, estem comparant un objecte de la ArrayList (al) amb un literal de cadena ('Sehwag').

Nom de l'arxiu: CompareToExample4.java

 // import statement import java.util.*; class Players { private String name; // constructor of the class public Players(String str) { name = str; } } public class CompareToExample4 { // main method public static void main(String[] args) { Players ronaldo = new Players(&apos;Ronaldo&apos;); Players sachin = new Players(&apos;Sachin&apos;); Players messi = new Players(&apos;Messi&apos;); ArrayList al = new ArrayList(); al.add(ronaldo); al.add(sachin); al.add(messi); // performing binary search on the list al Collections.binarySearch(al, &apos;Sehwag&apos;, null); } } 

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 Exception in thread &apos;main&apos; java.lang.ClassCastException: class Players cannot be cast to class java.lang.Comparable 

Java String compareTo(): ​​NullPointerException

La NullPointerException es llança quan un objecte nul invoca el mètode compareTo(). Observeu l'exemple següent.

Nom de l'arxiu: CompareToExample5.java

 public class CompareToExample5 { // main method public static void main(String[] args) { String str = null; // null is invoking the compareTo method. Hence, the NullPointerException // will be raised int no = str.compareTo(&apos;India is my country.&apos;); System.out.println(no); } } 

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 Exception in thread &apos;main&apos; java.lang.NullPointerException at CompareToExample5.main(CompareToExample5.java:9)