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Java Integer compare() method

Last Updated : 5 Dec, 2018
The compare() method of Integer class of java.lang package compares two integer values (x, y) given as a parameter and returns the value zero if (x==y), if (x < y) then it returns a value less than zero and if (x > y) then it returns a value greater than zero. Syntax :
public static int compare(int x, int y)
Parameter :
x : the first int to compare
y : the second int to compare
Return :
This method returns the value zero if (x==y), 
if (x < y) then it returns a value less than zero 
and if (x > y) then it returns a value greater than zero.
Example :To show working of java.lang.Integer.compare() method. Output:
-1
0
1
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