import java.util.Scanner; public class CompareTo { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String s1, s2; s1 = "A"; s2 = "&"; if ( s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 ) System.out.println( s1 + " < " + s2 ); else if ( s1.compareTo(s2) == 0 ) System.out.println( s1 + " == " + s2 ); else // s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 System.out.println( s1 + " > " + s2 ); } }