Method compare

src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/Strings.java:501–501

Compare two Strings lexicographically, like String#compareTo(String). The return values are: int = 0, if str1 is equal to str2 (or both null) int < 0, if str1 is less than str2 int > 0, if {@c

(String str1, String str2)

     * @return < 0, 0, > 0, if {@code str1} is respectively less, equal or greater than {@code str2}
     */
    public abstract int compare(String str1, String str2);

    /**
     * Tests if CharSequence contains a search CharSequence, handling {@code null}. This method uses {@link String#indexOf(String)} if possible.