Java Enum.compareTo(E o)
Syntax
Enum.compareTo(E o) has the following syntax.
public final int compareTo(E o)
Example
In the following code shows how to use Enum.compareTo(E o) method.
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enum Tutorial {
HTML, CSS, Java;
}
public class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Tutorial t1 = Tutorial.HTML;
Tutorial t2 = Tutorial.CSS;
Tutorial t3 = Tutorial.Java;
if(t1.compareTo(t2) > 0) {
System.out.println(t2 + " completed before " + t1);
}
if(t1.compareTo(t2) < 0) {
System.out.println(t1 + " completed before " + t2);
}
if(t1.compareTo(t3) == 0) {
System.out.println(t1 + " completed with " + t3);
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
