Question

What will be the output of the following program snippet? 

strl = "AMAN"8
str2 = "AMIT"
System.out.println(strl.compareTo(str2));

Options

• 8

• 0

• −8

• 2

Answer 1

−8

Explanation:

1. If the first string has fewer ASCII characters than the second one, compareTo() gives a negative number.
2. "AMAN" and "AMIT" differ in their third characters, 'A' and 'I.' The compareTo() method will return the ASCII code of 'A' minus the ASCII code of 'I', which is 65 - 73 = −8.