Method compareTo

lib/java/lang/String.java:602–613

Compares the specified string to this string using the Unicode values of the characters. Returns 0 if the strings contain the same characters in the same order. Returns a negative integer if the first non-equal character in this string has a Unicode value which is less than the Unicode value of the

(String string)

     *             if {@code string} is {@code null}.
     */
    public int compareTo(String string) {
        // Code adapted from K&R, pg 101
        int o1 = offset, o2 = string.offset, result;
        int end = offset + (count < string.count ? count : string.count);
        char[] target = string.value;
        while (o1 < end) {
            if ((result = value[o1++] - target[o2++]) != 0) {
                return result;
            }
        }
        return count - string.count;
    }

    /**
     * Compares the specified string to this string using the Unicode values of