Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
The compareTo method is used to compare two strings lexicographically. It returns an integer value that indicates the relationship between the two strings.
Related terms
equals(Object obj): This method checks if two objects are equal by comparing their values.