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Flash cards

Review the key moves

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Core idea

What is the main idea behind Java Arrays. compare() Method?

Lesson checks

Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.

1Quick choice

Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?

2Fill blank

Complete the missing token from the example code.

___[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Tesla"};

3Order

Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.

The compare() method compares two arrays lexicographically.

Definition and Usage

Java Arrays. compare() Method

❮ Arrays Methods

Example

String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Tesla"};
String[] cars2 = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Tesla"};
System.out.println(Arrays.compare(cars, cars2));

The compare() method compares two arrays lexicographically.

Syntax

Arrays.compare( array1 , array2 )

Parameter	Description
array1	Required. The array to compare with array2
array2	Required. The array to be compared with array1

Returns:	Returns 0 if the arrays are equal. Returns a negative integer if the array1 is less than array2 lexicographically Returns a positive integer if array1 is greater than array2 lexicographically.