The compare() method of Byte class is a built in method in Java which is used to compare two byte values.
Syntax
Byte.compare(byte a, byte b)
Parameters: It takes two byte value ‘a’ and ‘b’ as input in the parameters which are to be compared.
Return Value: It returns an int value. It returns:
- 0 if ‘a is equal to ‘b,
- a positive value ‘a’ is greater than ‘b’,
- a negative value ‘b’ is greater than ‘a’
Below is the implementation of compare() method in Java:
Example 1:
// Java code to demonstrate// Byte compare() method class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // byte value 'a' byte a = 20; // byte value 'b' byte b = 20; // compare method of Byte class int output = Byte.compare(a, b); // printing the output System.out.println("Comparing " + a + " and " + b + " : " + output); }} |
Output:
Comparing 20 and 20 : 0
Example 2:
// Java code to demonstrate// Byte compare() method class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // byte value 'a' byte a = 20; // byte value 'b' byte b = 10; // compare method of Byte class int output = Byte.compare(a, b); // printing the output System.out.println("Comparing " + a + " and " + b + " : " + output); }} |
Output:
Comparing 20 and 10 : 10
Example 3:
// Java code to demonstrate// Byte compare() method class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // byte value 'a' byte a = 10; // byte value 'b' byte b = 20; // compare method of Byte class int output = Byte.compare(a, b); // printing the output System.out.println("Comparing " + a + " and " + b + " : " + output); }} |
Output:
Comparing 10 and 20 : -10