Finding the Index of a String in Another String
Your Weekly Java Snippet 002
Snippet: Using compareTo() to Compare Strings with Different Cases
Explanation
This snippet explores how compareTo() behaves when the strings differ only in case. The result of the comparison may be not intuitive. Remember, lowercase letters comes after uppercase letters.
What You Can Do
Try using compareToIgnoreCase() on the same three strings. Do all comparisons now return 0?
Run it and observe the output!
Last update: May 1, 2026