// Fig. 2.20: Comparison.java // Compare integers using if statements, relational operators // and equality operators. // Java packages import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class Comparison { // main method begins execution of Java application public static void main( String args[] ) { String firstNumber; // first string entered by user String secondNumber; // second string entered by user String result; // a string containing the output int number1; // first number to compare int number2; // second number to compare // read first number from user as a string firstNumber = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter first integer:" ); // read second number from user as a string secondNumber = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter second integer:" ); // convert numbers from type String to type int number1 = Integer.parseInt( firstNumber ); number2 = Integer.parseInt( secondNumber ); // initialize result to empty String result = ""; if ( number1 == number2 ) result = result + number1 + " == " + number2; if ( number1 != number2 ) result = result + number1 + " != " + number2; if ( number1 < number2 ) result = result + "\n" + number1 + " < " + number2; if ( number1 > number2 ) result = result + "\n" + number1 + " > " + number2; if ( number1 <= number2 ) result = result + "\n" + number1 + " <= " + number2; if ( number1 >= number2 ) result = result + "\n" + number1 + " >= " + number2; // Display results JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, result, "Comparison Results", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE ); System.exit( 0 ); // terminate application } // end method main } // end class Comparison