Computer Applications
Answer
| compareTo() | compareToIgnore() |
|---|---|
| It compares two strings lexicographically. | It compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring the case of the characters in a string. |
| Example: String str1 = "computer"; String str2 = "COMPUTER"; int res = str1.compareTo(str2); System.out.println(res); The output is 32 as 'c' and 'C' are treated differently. | Example: String str1 = "computer"; String str2 = "COMPUTER"; int res = str1.compareToIgnore(str2); System.out.println(res); The output is 0 as case difference is ignored. |
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