Decisions in Java Comparing Strings WS

1. For each of the following pairs of strings, state, with reasons, which string precedes the other.

(a) "cat" and "dog" (b) "cat" and "Cathy" (c) "X " and " X"

(d) "cab" and "car" (e) "XX" and "X X" (f) "XY" and "XY " (g) "375" and "84" (h) "" and " "

2. State the value of each expression.

(a) "one".equals("one ")

(b) (b) "two".equals("2")

(c) "Three".equals("Three")

(d) "four".equals("for")

3. State whether the value of the expression is negative, zero, or positive.

(a) "for".compareTo("fore")

(b) "fore".compareTo("force") (c) "force".compareTo("Force") (d) "Force".compareTo("Farce") (e) "Farce".compareTo("Fare") (f) "Fare".compareTo("far")

(g) "far".compareTo("far")

(h) "far".compareTo("far ")